▁The ▁Mc N air ▁Center ▁for ▁A eros pace ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Research ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Watson ▁Chap el ▁Jr . ▁High ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁R . ▁Mc N air ▁Jr . ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁Mc N air ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁Lake ▁City , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁and ▁lies ▁near ▁other ▁streets ▁named ▁for ▁astr onaut s ▁who ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁Ch allen ger ▁crash . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁offers ▁the ▁T RI O ▁Ron ald ▁E . ▁Mc N air ▁Post - B ac cala ure ate ▁Ach iev ement ▁Program ▁for ▁students ▁with ▁low ▁income , ▁first ▁generation ▁students , ▁and / or ▁under re present ed ▁students ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁education ▁for ▁doctor ate ▁education . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Lake ▁City , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁library ▁was ▁dedicated ▁as ▁the ▁Ron ald ▁Mc N air ▁Life ▁History ▁Center . ▁When ▁Ron ald ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁nine , ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁called ▁because ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁check ▁out ▁books ▁from ▁this ▁library , ▁which ▁served ▁only ▁white ▁pat rons ▁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