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An annual scholarship has been established at King’s College in honor of Colleen Shea, a 1995 graduate of the college who died in a 2001 automobile accident. Shea was a native of Pittston and graduated from Pittston Area High School prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s. Established through a donation to King’s by the Colleen Shea Children’s Foundation, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduate of Pittston Area High School to be used toward the student’s first-year King’s tuition. Each year, the Shea Foundation will donate $2,500 to King’s and the college will match that amount. The winner is selected based on his or her character, leadership, scholarship, sportsmanship, dedication, commitment, teamwork and perseverance. The scholarship’s initial recipient, Carmen Lobrutto, graduated from Pittston Area in May and is a first-year accounting major at King’s. Carmen received a $5,000 award toward his first-year tuition. Lobrutto, Hughestown, was a member of the National Honor Society, the Pep Squad, the Stand Tall Club and the Pittston Area basketball team. At the scholarship presentation, from left: Ann Marie Durako, member of the selection committee; Patti Prociak, president of the Colleen Shea Children’s Foundation; Nancy Shea, mother of Colleen; Carmen Lobrutto, scholarship recipient; and his parents, Tina and Carmen Lobrutto.