Ronald McNair A Symbol of Perseverance and Achievement

Dr. Ronald Erwin McNair, Physicist and Astronaut, dared to dream. As an African-American growing up in a poor community in the South, he encountered ... This program is a graduate school preparation project for first generation/income eligible college students and individuals underrepresented in graduate ... One of those who died was Dr. Ronald McNair of Lake City. It would have been Dr. McNair's second trip into space. Thursday night people gathered ... Born: October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Education: Received a bachelor of science degree in physics from North Carolina A&T State University in ... In addition to his numerous academic honors, Dr. McNair was an accomplished saxophone player and was a fifth degree black belt in karate. At MIT, Dr. McNair ... 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 ... In collaboration with our community, as. Ronald Erwin McNair was America's second black astronaut and one of seven crew members killed in the space shuttle Challenger explosion January 28, 1986. An accomplished physicist and astronaut, McNair logged 191 total hours in space with his first mission, and the crew achieved many firsts. 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 ...