Ronald E. McNair A Testament to the Power of Education

Dr. Ronald E. McNair was a NASA mission specialist who perished in the 1986 Challenger disaster. Dr. McNair held a Ph.D. awarded from MIT in ... This animated video features Carl McNair telling the story of his brother Ronald, an African American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars. Ronald E. McNair, PhD. Ronald Erwin McNair was born October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. While in junior high school ... One of the first African American astronauts, McNair, was selected as a mission specialist astronaut for NASA's Space Shuttle Program in 1978. Tribute to Dr. Ronald E. McNair and his love for education and space exploration. FOX Carolina is celebrating Black History Month 2022 by highlighting South Carolinians who have a place in our state's story. The TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is designed to prepare students from low-income, first-generation and traditionally underrepresented groups for ... This program is a graduate school preparation project for first generation/income eligible college students and individuals underrepresented in graduate ... McNair performed some of the earliest development of chemical HF/DF and high-pressure CO lasers. His later experiments and theoretical analysis on the ... The McNair program is aimed at leveling the playing field in graduate-level education by preparing academically talented students from low-income, first- ...