Ellen Jane Lorenz Porter (May 3, 1907 – December 31, 1996) was an American composer, music publisher, and authority on handbells.

[5] Upon her retirement, she returned to school to get a masters from Wittenberg University and a Ph.D. from Union Graduate School; she was 71 years old when she earned her Ph.D.[8][9] Her dissertation was on camp spirituals[10][11] and was published as a book, Glory Hallelujah!

[13] Lorenz also composed music,[7] which she did under multiple names including Allen James, Rosemary Hadler,[2] and Peter Jerome.

[3] She also helped make handbells popular in choirs in the United States.

[5] In 1947 Lebanon Valley College awarded her with an honorary doctorate of music.