Please note: The Ronald E. McNair Scholars program supports students interested in pursuing a PhD, MD/PhD, or research-based Master’s degree. Other graduate school goals (i.e. MBA, JD, MD, etc.) are ...

to Pearl and Carl McNair. His mother was a teacher, and encouraged his love of reading. Ronald’s father, Carl was an auto mechanic who never finished high school and always regretted it.

“Extraordinary” and “Hometown hero” are a few words to describe Lake City Native Dr. Ronald E. McNair. McNair graduated valedictorian from Lake City’s Carvers High School in 1967 before ...