Editing Ronald McNair (section)

==Public honors==
[[File:McNair statue.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Ronald E. McNair memorial in his hometown, [[Lake City, South Carolina]]]]
[[File:McNairTomb.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Ronald E. McNair tomb in his hometown, [[Lake City, South Carolina]]]]
[[File:Ron McNair memorial jeh.JPG|thumb|Ronald McNair Park in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]]]
[[File:SouthCentralPoliceStationRonaldMcNairHoustonTX.JPG|thumb|Ronald E. McNair South Central Police Station of the [[Houston Police Department]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]]]

McNair was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004, along with all crew members lost in the ''Challenger'' and ''Columbia'' disasters.

A variety of public places, people and programs have been renamed in honor of McNair:
* The crater [[McNair (crater)|McNair]] on the [[Moon]] is named in his honor.
* The McNair Building (a.k.a. Building 37) at MIT, his alma mater, houses the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
* The McNair Science Center at [[Francis Marion University]] in [[Florence, South Carolina]]
* The McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research at the [[University of South Carolina]] is named in his honor.
* The McNair Park & Recreation Center in [[Pompano Beach, Florida]] is named in his honor.
* Ronald McNair Boulevard in [[Lake City, South Carolina]] is named in his honor and lies near other streets named for astronauts who perished in the ''Challenger'' crash.
* The Quailbrook East development in [[Somerset, New Jersey]] has streets named after the Challenger and each of the seven astronauts.<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9621703335377368297|title=McNair Ct, Franklin Township, NJ 08873 |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
* The [[U.S. Department of Education]] offers the TRIO [[Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program]] for students with low-income, first-generation students, and/or underrepresented students in graduate education for doctorate education.
* On January 29, 2011, the Lake City, South Carolina library was dedicated as the Ronald McNair Life History Center.<ref name=Smith2011 /> When Ronald McNair was nine, the police and his mother were called because he wished to check out books from this library, which served only white patrons before he arrived. He said, "I'll wait," to the lady and sat on the counter until the police and his mother arrived, and the officer said, "Why don't you just give him the books?" which the lady behind the counter reluctantly did. He said, "Thank you, ma'am," as he got the books.<ref name="npr.org" /> The episode, as recalled by his brother Carl McNair, has been depicted in a short animated film.<ref>{{cite web | last= Popova | first= Maria | url= https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/06/ronald-mcnair-storycorps-callings/?mc_cid=e5ab79fdbf&mc_eid=bd698ce8ad | title= Eyes on the Stars: Astronaut Ronald McNair, Who Perished in the Challenger Disaster, Remembered by His Brother in an Affectionate Animated Short Film| website= brainpickings.org| publisher= | date=June 6, 2016| accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Eyes on the Stars|url=https://storycorps.org/animation/eyes-on-the-stars/|access-date= February 22, 2021|date=January 28, 2013|publisher=[[StoryCorps]] | website= storycorps.org |language= en-US|quote=On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African-American person to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= Rauch| first1= Mike| title= Eyes on the Stars| date=April 4, 2013| url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2251307/|type=Documentary, Animation, Short, Biography, Drama, Family| website= imdb.com| access-date=February 22, 2021| last2= Rauch| first2=Tim}}</ref>

* Numerous K–12 schools have also been named after McNair.
** McNair Elementary School in [[Compton, California]]
** Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy<ref>{{cite web | url= http://losrobles.ravenswoodschools.org/ | title= Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy |website= ravenswoodschools.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090901135545/http://www.ravenswood.k12.ca.us/schools/ronald-mcnair-academy/ |archivedate= September 1, 2009| accessdate= January 28, 2011}}</ref> in [[East Palo Alto]], [[California]]
** Ronald McNair Elementary School in [[Germantown, Maryland]]
** Ronald E. McNair Elementary School in [[Hazelwood, Missouri|Hazelwood]], Missouri<ref>{{cite web |website= hazelwoodschools.org |url= http://www.hazelwoodschools.org/schoolsandprograms/elementary/mcnairelementary/pages/default.aspx |title= McNair Elementary School |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014729/http://www.hazelwoodschools.org/schoolsandprograms/elementary/mcnairelementary/pages/default.aspx |archive-date=April 19, 2014 }}</ref>
** PS 5, Dr. Ronald McNair School in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
** PS/MS 147 Ronald McNair in [[Cambria Heights]] [[Queens]], New York City, New York
** Ronald McNair Elementary School in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
** Ronald E. McNair Elementary School in [[Dallas]], Texas ([[Dallas Independent School District|Dallas ISD]])
** Ronald Ervin McNair Elementary School in [[Denton, Texas|Denton]], [[Texas]] ([[Denton Independent School District|Denton ISD]])
** Ronald McNair Middle School in [[Rockledge, Florida]]
** Ronald McNair Middle School in DeKalb County, Georgia, near Decatur<!--The school is NOT in the Decatur city limits despite the Decatur, GA name-->
** Ronald McNair Middle School in [[College Park, Georgia|College Park]], Georgia
** Ronald McNair Middle School, formerly the Andrew Jackson Intermediate School, in [[Detroit, Michigan]]
**Ronald E. McNair Middle School in [[Lake City, South Carolina]], was renamed from Carver High School in his honor (he was a high school graduate of the facility).
** Ronald E. McNair Middle School, San Antonio, Texas – [[Southwest ISD]]
** Ronald E. McNair Junior High School in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Shevaun |last=Bryan |publisher=[[WHNT-TV]] |location=[[Huntsville, Alabama]] |title=New school, old building: first day of school at McNair Junior High |url= http://whnt.com/2014/08/05/new-school-old-building-first-day-of-school-at-mcnair-junior-high/ |date= August 5, 2014 |access-date= September 7, 2014}}</ref>
** Dr. Ronald McNair Junior High School in [[Pearland, Texas|Pearland]], Texas ([[Alvin Independent School District]]), is named in honor Dr. McNair.<ref>{{cite web| website= alvinisd.net| url= http://www.alvinisd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5716&ViewID=7B97F7ED-8E5E-4120-848F-A8B4987D588F&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=38304&PageID=5189 | title= Alvin ISD Board Members Approve New Facility Name| publisher= Alvin Independent School District| first=| last= |date= | accessdate=}}</ref>
** [[Ronald E. McNair High School (California)|Ronald E. McNair High School]] in [[Stockton, California]]
** [[McNair High School (Georgia)|Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School]] in [[DeKalb County, Georgia]], near [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]<!--The school is NOT in the Decatur city limits despite the Decatur, GA name-->
** [[Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]]<ref>Hague, Jim. "In a Class By Itself". ''Jersey City Magazine'', Spring & Summer 2011, p. 55.</ref>
** Ronald E. McNair Academic Center in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
** Ronald E. McNair Building: Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans, [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
** Ronald E. McNair Building: KIPP Believe College Prep, New Orleans, Louisiana
** Ronald E. McNair Administrative Center in [[University City, Missouri]]

*Ronald E. McNair Prince Hall Masonic Lodge No. 146 is named in his honor in [[Suitland, Maryland|Suitland]], Maryland<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mwphglmd.org/Fourth-Masonic-District.html|title=Fourth-Masonic-District|website= mwphglmd.org |access-date=February 23, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170118140544/http://www.mwphglmd.org/Fourth-Masonic-District.html|archive-date= January 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* A building on the [[Willowridge High School (Houston)|Willowridge High School]] campus in [[Houston]], Texas, is named in honor of McNair.
* McNair Memorial Park in [[El Lago, Texas]], is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ellago-tx.gov/misc/park-pics.html |title=City of El Lago Park Information | website= ellago-tx.gov |access-date= September 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140318122615/http://www.ellago-tx.gov/misc/park-pics.html |archive-date=March 18, 2014 }}, last accessed September 16, 2013.</ref>
* In his honor, there is a memorial in Ronald McNair Park in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/brooklyn/crownheights/mcnairpark/index.htm| title=Dr. Ronald E. McNair Park, Crown Heights, Brooklyn| website= bridgeandtunnelclub.com| publisher=| access-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12489 |title=Historical Sign Listings : NYC Parks |publisher= | website= nycgovparks.org |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Walsh| first= Kevin | title= Dr. Ronald E. McNair Park, Prospect Heights| website= Forgotten-NY.com | date= January 28, 2018 | url= http://forgotten-ny.com/2018/01/dr-ronald-e-mcnair-park-prospect-heights/ | publisher= | accessdate=}}</ref>
* The Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground in [[East Harlem]], [[Manhattan]], New York City, New York, is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/M285/ |access-date=November 23, 2012 |title= Dr. Ronald McNair Playground |website= nycgovparks.org}}</ref>
* The Ronald E. McNair Space Theater inside the Davis Planetarium in downtown [[Jackson, Mississippi]], is named in his honor.
* The McNair Open Access Computer Lab at [[California State University, Bakersfield]]
* The Naval [[ROTC]] building on the campus of [[Southern University and A&M College]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], Louisiana, is named in his honor.[[File:McNair Hall View 2012f.jpg|thumb|183x183px|Ronald E. McNair Hall, on the campus of [[North Carolina A&T State University]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] ]]
* The Engineering building at [[North Carolina A&T State University]] in Greensboro, North Carolina, is named in his honor. The university holds a McNair Day celebration annually.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 16, 2020 |title=Annual Celebration of Ronald McNair by N.C. A&T to be Held Jan. 28 |first1=Tonya |last1=Dixon |publisher=North Carolina A&T State University |url= https://www.ncat.edu/news/2020/01/ronald-mcnair-celebration.php |access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref>
* McNair was portrayed by [[Joe Morton]] in the 1990 TV movie ''[[Challenger (1990 film)|Challenger]]''.
* The song "A Drop Of Water", recorded by Japanese jazz artist [[Keiko Matsui]], with vocals by the late [[Carl Anderson (singer)|Carl Anderson]], was written in tribute to McNair.
* The [[Jean Michel Jarre]] track "Last Rendez-Vous" was re-titled "Ron's Piece" in his honor. McNair was originally due to record the track in space aboard ''Challenger,'' and then perform it via a live link up in Jarre's [[Rendez-vous Houston]] concert.
* The federally-funded McNair Scholars/Achievement Programs award research money and internships to juniors and seniors who are first-generation and low-income, or members of underrepresented groups, in preparation for graduate study. 187 institutions participate (as of 2020).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcnairscholars.com/about/ |title=TRIO – Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program – About| website= mcnairscholars.com |publisher= [[University of Central Florida]] |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.ed.gov/programs/triomcnair/index.html|title=TRIO – Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program|publisher= U.S. Department of Education| website= ed.gov |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref> [[Michigan State University]], [[Washington State University]], and [[Syracuse University]] are three examples of these programs and both offer Summer Research Opportunity Program as additional program components.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcnair.wsu.edu/services/ |title=The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Scholars Program – Program Services |publisher= Washington State University| website= mcnair.wsu.edu |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref>