Remembering Ronald McNair The Man Who Reached for the Stars

The McNair Scholars Program is dedicated to the high standards of achievement inspired by Dr. McNair's life. One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on ... Ronald E. McNair (1950-1986) was born and raised in Lake City, South Carolina. He came from a low-income family, but was determined to excel in academia and ... The vision of the DeKalb County School District is to inspire our community of learners to achieve educational excellence. Our mission is to ensure student ... This program is a graduate school preparation project for first generation/income eligible college students and individuals underrepresented in graduate ... In 1959, 9-year-old Ronald McNair was told he couldn't check out his books from Lake City's segregated library. He went on to become a ... Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High 2950 Kingsley Drive Pearland, TX 77584 Phone: 713-814-7200 Stay Connected Download our iOS App Download our Android App Dr. Ronald E. McNair Monument. This text is part of Parks' Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. This monument, which combines a ... After obtaining his PhD, Ronald McNair worked as a physicist at the Optical Physics Department at Hugh Research Laboratory in California. In January 1978, NASA ... South Carolina native Ronald McNair was the second African-American to go into space, and was part of the STS-51L crew that died when the Space Shuttle ...