On January 28, 1986, McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. “He was a country boy,” McNair’s brother Carl shared with ESSENCE. “We grew up in Lake City, South Carolina.

Ronald McNair (above) was one of 35 new NASA astronauts picked from among 8,000 applicants in 1978. McNair was one of three African Americans selected. The other two were Col. Guion Bluford, who ...

The Houston Texans announced that founder and owner Robert McNair died Friday in Houston. He was 81. According to the Houston Chronicle, McNair had been fighting skin cancer for several years.

UB’s McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded TRIO program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, a pioneering African-American astronaut who ...

TOPSHAM – Ronald Gene Noragon, 73, died May 29, 2025, at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Sturgis, Mich., on Aug. 5, 1951, the son of Robert and Doris Chapman Noragon.

The RIT Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program serves a diverse group of talented RIT second- and third-year students who are interested in pursuing post-baccalaureate education. The ...

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Ronald “Ron” L. Wiese, 82, of Denham Springs, La., formerly of Grand Island, Neb., passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Denham Springs.

DECATUR — Funeral service for Ronald A. Hopper, 63 of Decatur will be Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Free officiating.

Seaman Ronald P. Yuhas, who was buried in Guam, will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on June 23, 2025 - 56 years after he was killed in Vietnam.

Ronald LeRoy Gifford, a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and decorated veteran, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025, at the age of 86. Born on July 14, 1938, to the late Wallace ...

SANFORD – Ronald Robert Friedman, 81, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025 at Maine Medical Center, Portland, after a long illness. Ron was born on Sept. 11, 1943, to Harold and Juliette Roy ...

As a graduate of the University at Buffalo, you will have numerous rewarding and challenging opportunities ahead of you. Like you, Dr. Ronald E. McNair met challenges in his life with intelligence, ...