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	Did You Know—Facts, Figures and Famous Faculty & Alums Facts & Figures One of the first “angels” to support Miner Teachers College was Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She made a contribution of $1000. Six graduates of the original Miner Teacher’s College went on to found schools of their own. UDC’s partnership with Georgetown’s Lombardi Cancer Center has resulted in undergraduate and graduate programs in cancer biology, prevention and control, a cancer academy for gifted undergrads, eight years of grant funding and a new proposal that will grant UDC a total of $6 million over the next 5 years. The Speech and Language Clinic (Arts & Sciences) has been awarded close to $5 million to support its commitment to educated economically disadvantaged students in Allied Health and to provide academic support to graduate students in the program. The Architectural Research Institute (CAUSES) has been awarded over $9 million in grants. The Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (Arts & Sciences) was among the first group of researchers to link benzopyrene (a chemical in cigarette smoke) to cancer. Programs created by the Institute of Human Service Delivery (Business & Public Administration) have helped countless DC residents achieve self-sufficiency as they move from welfare to work. UDC is expected to receive $10.75 million in federal funding to support expansion of the new Community College and other programs at the university. In the past 18 months, we have: Created the first community college in the District of Columbia (CCDC) and built new facilities across the city to support its programs Launched the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) with an emphasis on preparing students for green-collar industries and research Introduced the National Center for Urban Education, designed to reinvent teacher education Begun a massive program of renovating the campus to enhance sustainability and quality of community life Acquired true student housing steps away from the main campus. In 2010, UDC was named “Emerging Business of the Year” by the DC Chamber of Commerce. First-Rate Faculty *Jane Ellen MacAllister* - Miner Teachers College, first African-American woman in the world woman to earn a doctorate in education John Carter - Federal City College, composer in residence with the National Symphony Orchestra CLR James - Federal City College, received the Trinity Star, Trinidad’s highest honor *Dr. Ronald Williams* - Federal City College, first African-American president of Northeastern Illinois University *Lorenzo Simpson* - Washington Technical Institute, received Outstanding Faculty Award from the Council of Higher Education and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia *David Levering Lewis* - UDC, received Pulitzer Prize for WEB DuBois: Biography of a Race. *Meredith Rode* - UDC, awarded first prize, graphics, International Platform Association Conference *George Alcorn* - UDC, physicist, inventor, pioneer in development of plasma etching *Annye Buck* - UDC, Rockefeller Foundation Fellow *Clarence Pearson* - UDC, named Outstanding Professor of the Year by the National Organization of Minority Architects Outstanding Alumni Branislav Andjelic - Internet pioneer, economist, politician (Serbia) Denis Antoine - Ambassador to Granada and permanent representative to the Organization of American States *Kia Baskerville* - TV producer, CBS News *Gloria Green-Ridley* - first African-American to receive the James Davenport Memorial Award *Euphemia Lofton Hayes* - first African-American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics *Clarence Holbert* - designed the currency of Eritrea *Norma Holloway Johnson* - Federal Judge and expert on the rare African fish eagle *Cathy L. Lanier* - DC Chief of Police *Lyn McCain* - co-founder of the DC Youth Orchestra *Michael Pearson* - Associate Judge, Circuit Court, Prince Georges County Iris Settles - author, Rising Above A Dream *Portia Holmes Shields* - first woman president of Albany State University (GA) *John R. Thompson* - former basketball coach for Georgetown University *James, A. Williams* - superintendent of the Buffalo City Schools (NY) *Melvin Wright* - Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia *Lennox Yearwood* - President, Hip-Hop Caucus

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