McNair Program Staff
Douglas Harder
Program Director
I started working with TRiO programs in 1980 as an undergraduate student at Northland College in Wisconsin. I supervised the dormitories for the Upward Bound Program. I drove the school bus, supervised outdoor adventures, and did mostly whatever the Director asked me to do. After graduation with a BS in education from Northland College I was made the Assistant Director of the Northland Upward Bound Program. I later moved on to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During my tenure with TRiO I have seen hundreds and hundreds of underrepresented students enter and succeed in higher education. I continued to work with high school age students for many years. In a few years I completed by Master's Degree in Education Administration and served as the President of the Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Programs. I started working with McNair Programs in 2007. I retired from the University of Wisconsin and came to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to direct another wonderful McNair Program.
Assistant Director
Olga Diaz is the Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at Embry-Riddle, Prescott campus.
Emeritus
Dr. Viger combines three decades of teaching, administrative, and research experience with a passion and commitment to programs that promote diversity. David has taught physics, biology, and chemistry at both high school and college levels. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Science Education in addition to a doctorate in Higher Education Administration. He has administrative experience at high school and community college levels as well as at Embry-Riddle. His research and work within honors programs and advisement programs, along with his expertise in designing retention programs, bring unique strengths to his position. Dr. Viger has been a part of the Embry-Riddle community for more than twenty years.
