The Kenneth Andrew Gram Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded in memory of Kenneth Andrew Gram, a gifted writer and graduate of UC Santa Cruz’s Creative Writing Program, who passed away in 2009. His parents, John and Dawn Gram, established the Kenneth Andrew Gram Memorial Scholarship Endowment in 2013.

This award is presented annually by the Creative Writing Program in UCSC’s Literature Department. Awards are given based on financial need for a student “showing a quest for knowledge and curiosity,” who is accepted in the Creative Writing Program and recommended by a faculty member.

Christopher Alexander Barba

Literature

Christopher Alexander Barba is a third-year transfer student from East Los Angeles. Barba has been working on gaining a better understanding of creative writing in the poetic form. He is planning on pursuing a postgraduate degree in literature/creative writing after his undergraduate journey.