Scholarships for Education Advocates

Sen. Ron Wyden’s recent visit to Eugene Weekly During the election endorsements process it brought back memories of stories that he had told about his beginning in public service, including his work as an aid to Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon.

This week — Oct. 20, specifically — marks Morse’s 122nd birthday. Morse was a strong advocate for equality in education and, in October, Wayne Morse Historical Corporation, Eugene, awarded scholarships money to two young women to support their academic pursuits and public service careers.

Cassandra Wilson, a liberal arts major at Portland State University, aspires to be a climate and justice advocate. Evelyn Peter is a University of Oregon freshman studying business administration with an additional minor in public healthcare. She hopes to “attend law school and further represent and protect women, youth and people of color.”

Morse’s name adorns a handful of buildings and organizations in Eugene, and the scholarships serve as a reminder of the importance of funding public education to one and all, a policy that he spoke of often.

“We have the duty laid upon us,” he once noted, “to open the widest door of education to all who have the innate capacity to step over the threshold.”

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