Synovus announces Jack Parker Scholarship Recipients for 2016
CALHOUN, GA – Synovus recently announced its 2016 Jack Parker Scholarship recipients. This year, 90 scholarships totaling $104,000 were awarded to children of Synovus team members across the company’s five-state footprint. Scholarship funds are generated each year through team member donations and internal fundraising activities.
Among this year’s recipients from Georgia Bank & Trust, a division of Synovus Bank, were Caroline Tarpley and Michael Willoughby. Tarpley is the daughter of team member Chris Tarpley and is a sophomore at the University of Georgia. Willoughby is the son of team member Linda Willoughby and is a sophomore at Lee University.
The scholarship program is named in honor of Jack B. Parker, whose career with the Synovus family of companies spanned 44 years. Jack’s enthusiastic attitude, keen sense of duty and good heart were evident throughout his career. The scholarship program is managed by the Jack B. Parker Foundation, Inc. to award college or vocational institution scholarships to team members’ children who excel academically, demonstrate strong leadership, and are involved in activities to improve their communities. Since its inception in 1988, the foundation has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships.
Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $29 billion in assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers through 28 locallybranded divisions, 253 branches, and 335 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus, was recognized as one of America’s Most Reputable Banks by American Banker and the Reputation Institute in 2016 and 2015. Synovus is on the web at synovus. com, on Twitter @synovus, and on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/company/synovus.
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