• In 1981 was the first Special Olympics athlete to run the Boston Marathon - her time, 3:09

• Her personal best time 3:03 in the 1982 Boston Marathon

• In 1988 was one of the top 25 female finishers of the Pittsburgh Marathon

• GOLD - 1 mile run ('83); Baton Rouge, LA

• GOLD - half-marathon & SILVER - 5,000m run ('91); Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN

• Two (2) GOLDS - bowling ('95); New Haven, CT

• GOLD - half-marathon & SILVER - 3,000m run ('99); Raleigh-Durham, NC

• GOLD - 3000m run & BRONZE - 1500m run ('03); Dublin, Ireland

• SILVER - figure skating ('05); Nagano, Japan

•  Executive Committee

•  International Advisory Committee

Loretta is the first Special Olympics athlete invited to serve in this role.

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage

• 2017: National Black Marathoner’s Association (NBMA)

• 1992: York County, PA - William Penn High School Alumni Hall of Fame

• 1993: National Girls and Women in Sports Hall of Fame

• 1996: Special Olympics Pennsylvania Hall of Fame

• 2000: Women in Sports Hall of Fame

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• 2019: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from York College of Pennsylvania 

• 2003: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Villanova University

• 1995: Honorary Doctorate Degree from Quinnipiac University - first Special Olympics athlete to receive such an award