Scholarship Fund

Angela Gram Memorial Scholarship

The Association for Women in Communications established the Angela Gram Memorial Scholarship in late 1988 in honor of chapter member Angela Gram.  Gram, a professional communicator and free lance writer, was one of the earliest members of the Greater Springfield Chapter.  Sadly, she and her husband both died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Seymour, Mo., in September 1988.

Founding members of the AWC chapter remembered Gram as a caring individual who was first in line to help and comfort others in their times of need.  Appropriately, they chose to establish a chapter scholarship in Gram’s honor, knowing how much she would approve of the idea of helping young women who were furthering their education.

The first Angela Gram Memorial Scholarship was awarded in January 1989 to Susan Konnesky, a student at Drury College (now University).  The scholarship amount that first year was $50.  Each year since, the chapter has awarded one scholarship to a deserving college student entering her junior or senior year in the communications field.  Today, the scholarship amount has grown to $500.

The scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate student seeking a degree in a communications field. For more information about the scholarship, please email Kristy Nelson at president(at)awcspringfieldmo.org.