EVANSVILLE, Ind. –The University of Evansville swimming and diving program has announced plans to establish the Jason D. Morse '98 Memorial Endowed Scholarship.  Morse passed away in 2017 after a three-and-a-half year battle with Adult Recurrent Wilms Cancer.

Morse attended UE from 1994 through 1998, where he excelled as a distance freestyle swimmer for the UE swimming & diving program.  Morse placed fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle as a freshman, while placing eighth as a sophomore.  He also was the first Purple Ace to break the 4:40 barrier in the 500-yard freestyle, as he left UE holding the school record in the event with a time of 4:39.36.  Jason was also involved in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity during his time at UE.

A fundraising initiative is now being established to honor Jason in pursuit of a scholarship in his name with an initial goal of $50,000.  Once the fundraising goal has been met, an endowed fund will be created.  This fund will be restricted solely for an athletics scholarship given to a men's or women's swimming & diving student-athlete.  This endowed fund will be named the Jason D. Morse '98 Memorial Scholarship, and will have a lasting impact on the UE swimming & diving program.

People interested in donating to the Jason D. Morse '98 Memorial Scholarship fund can give directly online at the following website:  www.uealumnionline.com/swimmorse.    Anyone with questions on how they can help can also contact Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development & External Operations Scott Peace by both phone (812-488-4073) and email (sp166@evansville.edu).

In order to help the fundraising efforts for the Jason D. Morse '98 Memorial Scholarship, the UE swimming & diving program will be conducting a silent auction in conjunction with its Alumni Meet, set for Saturday, September 17, 2022.  The program is now accepting silent auction items from both individuals and businesses, and if interested in donating an item for the auction, please contact Scott Peace at the methods above.