ed ▁ ▁students ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁work . ▁ ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Joe ▁Mort on ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁TV ▁movie ▁Ch allen ger . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" A ▁Drop ▁Of ▁Water ", ▁recorded ▁by ▁Japanese ▁jazz ▁artist ▁Ke iko ▁M ats ui , ▁with ▁vocals ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Carl ▁Anderson , ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Mc N air . ▁ ▁The ▁Jean ▁Michel ▁Jar re ▁track ▁" Last ▁R ende z - V ous " ▁was ▁re - t itled ▁" R on ' s ▁Pie ce " ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁originally ▁due ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁track ▁in ▁space ▁ab o ard ▁Ch allen ger , ▁and ▁then ▁perform ▁it ▁via ▁a ▁live ▁link ▁up ▁in ▁Jar re ' s ▁R ende z - vous ▁Houston ▁concert . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁feder ally ▁fund ed ▁Mc N air ▁Sch ol ars / A ch iev ement ▁Program s ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁designed ▁to ▁encou rage ▁juni ors ▁and ▁sen iors ▁who ▁are ▁first - gener ation ▁and ▁low - in come , ▁or ▁members ▁of ▁ ▁groups ▁that ▁are ▁under re present ed ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁education ▁college ▁to ▁enter ▁doctor al ▁study . ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Washington ▁State ▁University ▁are ▁two ▁examples ▁of ▁these ▁programs ▁and ▁both ▁offer ▁Summer ▁Research ▁O pport unity ▁Program ▁as ▁additional ▁program ▁components . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁African