McNair Program
Welcome to the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Web Site
About the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (also known as the McNair Scholars Program) is one of 180 such programs nationwide. First established in 1989 and named after Dr. Ronald E. McNair, this program is designed to help prepare talented undergraduates to enter graduate school and to receive their doctoral degree.
Who was Ronald E. McNair
Ronald McNair was an astronaut-physicist who died aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Dr. McNair's philosophy of life included the following statement,
"Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them."
Dr. McNair prepared himself for his goals. He grew up in a poor, small town in South Carolina, attended North Carolina A&T as an undergraduate physics major, and enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his graduate degrees in physics. Though the path to obtaining his goals was paved with many obstacles, Dr. McNair had the willingness and ability to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds and overcame the difficulties he encountered.
Program Information
- Program Requirements
- Application Requirements
- Program Activities
- Summer Research Internship
- Program Benefits
- McNair Services
- 2003 McNair Papers
- 2004 McNair Journal
- 2005 McNair Journal
- 2006 McNair Journal
- 2007 McNair Journal
- 2008 McNair Journal
- 2009 McNair Journal
- 2010 McNair Journal
- 2011 McNair Journal
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