Donegal Insurance took home the 2010 Personal Lines Carrier of the Year award at this year’s Connections event.

Rick Kelley, Senior VP, Sales and Business Development for Donegal and Fran Haefner, Vice President of Commercial Lines, accepted the award from Alliance President and CEO Jane Koppenheffer.

Donegal’s commitment to aggressively writing business, ease of doing business and superior underwriting performance were key factors in being voted first by Alliance staff members for the second year in a row.

Jane Koppenheffer of The Insurance Alliance of Central PA, in partnership with Westfield Insurance, awarded a Westfield Agents Trustee Scholarship to Sharona J. Dorsey of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School.

The Westfield Agents Association Trustee Scholarship program, sponsored by Westfield INsurance, allows each member of the Westfield Agents Association board of trustees to awared a scholarship to a qualified student or organization in their community. Trustees choose scholarship recipients in recognition of achievement in academics, leadership, and community involvement.

During her four years at Mechanicsburg, Sharon participated in the fall play and spring musical each year, and contributed to the school newspaper in grades 9 and 10. She received the Scholastic Writing Gold Key in 2008, and was selected as the English Department Student of the Month her sophmore year. Sharona plans to attend Clarion University, majoring in elementary education.

The award was presented at the Mechanicsburg Senior High School Awards Ceremony on June 3, at the school.