SYSCO has received numerous awards and recognition for donations to food banks and other programs including the Second Harvest National Food Bank. In addition, each of SYSCO Corporation's operating companies serves its community independently, assisting charities and volunteer organizations, including homeless shelters, donating products to food banks and providing meals to volunteers. At the corporate office, the company also has enjoyed longstanding relationships with organizations such as the United Way and the March of Dimes. SYSCO's commitment to higher education is evidenced by its annual funding of scholarships through The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association and other foundations. SYSCO also has joined with its premier suppliers in Johnson & Wales University's Vision 2001 campaign, which has a goal of providing $5 million in scholarships to qualified students dedicated to a foodservice career. In addition, The John F. and Eula Mae Baugh SYSCO Scholarship Program grants academic scholarships to employee dependents under age 24 who attend accredited four-year institutions. More than $700,000 in John F. and Eula Mae Baugh SYSCO scholarships has been awarded since the program's inception in 1996.

For the 2000-01 academic year, 25 returning scholarship winners qualified for renewed funding. In addition, $60,000 in new grants was awarded to the following scholarship winners.

RECIPIENT NAME	COLLEGE	HOMETOWN	MAJOR
Paige L. Asbrock	College of Mount St. Joseph	Harrison, OH	Chemistry/Dentistry
Kathleen R. Fein	University of Michigan	Jenison, MI	Pre-Medicine/Chemistry
Luke C. Gelinas	Calvin College	South Dartmouth, MA	Religion/Theology
Nicholas J. Hagglund	Youngstown State University	Jamestown, NY	Chemical Engineering
Natalie C. Lesly	University of California	Merced, CA	Communications
Naomi M. Massave	Yale University	Riviera Beach, FL	Undetermined
Timothy C. Pilgrim	University of Washington	Kent, WA	Business Administration
Joyce A. Somerset	Johnson & Wales University	Lithonia, GA	Marketing
Melissa J. Spagnuolo	Cal State-San Bernardino	Apple Valley, CA	Business Administration
Elliott S. Thomson	University of Florida	Richfield, OH	Engineering/Computer Science