Graboyes Family Scholarship

In November of 2018, Mr. William W. Gaffney, Jr., The Citadel Class of 1973, announced to The Citadel Foundation his intention to establish the Graboyes Family Scholarship. With the establishment of this scholarship, Mr. Gaffney intends to honor Dr. Evan M Graboyes, M.D., his wife, Rebeca, and their family while showing his gratitude for the excellence in medical care he received from Dr. Graboyes while a patient at the Medical University of South Carolina. This scholarship will help decrease financial barriers for otherwise qualified students to ensure the continued development of future generations of medical professionals who will use the values instilled by their Citadel experience and education to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care to those with illness in their time of need. The primary purpose of the Graboyes Family Scholarship is to provide scholarship awards to support a student or students believed to possess those attributes of ability, character, temperament, and personality that are in accord with the traditionally high standards of The Citadel. First preference is for a student or students who intend to pursue a career in medicine and who have demonstrated financial need. In the event that a recipient decides to pursue a different career, the scholarship may be continued until his or her graduation. This last consideration is to permit flexibility in career choice and to mitigate a recipient feeling compelled to pursue a career in medicine simply to continue receiving the scholarship.