Synovus the Columbus, Georgia-based diversified financial services company, announced the recipients of the 2006 Jack Parker Scholarships. This year the program awarded 100 scholarships totaling more than $190,000 to children of Synovus and TSYS team members.

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 Parker Foundation, Inc., to award college or vocational institution scholarships to children of team members who excel academically, show leadership and are involved in activities to improve their communities. Since its inception in 1988, the foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships.

Among the scholarship recipients, 48 students in the Chattahoochee Valley area were awarded scholarships for 2006.