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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