Sylvia Mc Nair - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

McNair's awards and honors include the following:

  • National Metropolitan Opera Auditions, first place, 1982
  • Marian Anderson Award, 1990
  • Grammy Awards, 1993 and 1996
  • Honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Westminster Choir College, 1997, and Indiana University, 1998
  • Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Entertainment from Ohio Governor Bob Taft, 1999
  • Command recital performances for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Hillary Clinton, Pope John Paul II

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