,
New York City 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 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. • 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. in
East Palo Alto,
California • Ronald McNair Elementary School in
Germantown, Maryland • Ronald E. McNair Elementary School in
Hazelwood, Missouri • PS 5, Dr. Ronald McNair School in
Brooklyn,
New York City,
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 ISD) • Ronald Ervin McNair Elementary School in
Denton,
Texas (
Denton ISD) • Ronald McNair Middle School in
Rockledge, Florida • Ronald McNair Middle School in DeKalb County, Georgia, near Decatur • Ronald McNair Middle School in
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 • Dr. Ronald McNair Junior High School in
Pearland, Texas (
Alvin Independent School District), is named in honor Dr. McNair. •
Ronald E. McNair High School in
Stockton, California •
Dr. Ronald E. McNair High School in
DeKalb County, Georgia, near
Decatur •
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School in
Jersey City,
New Jersey • 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 • A building on the
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. • In his honor, there is a memorial in Ronald McNair Park in Brooklyn, New York. • The Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground in
East Harlem,
Manhattan, New York City, New York, is named after him. • 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, is named in his honor. 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. • 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).
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. == In popular culture ==