Faculty
 Genell Anderson, AIA Assistant Professor |
Ms. Anderson has extensive knowledge of the design and architecture of buildings and public facilities in the Washington, DC – Baltimore Metropolitan Area. She is a registered architect in Maryland and Washington, DC. She is a Certified Third Party Inspector for the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and serves as a board member of the DC Advisory Board for Third Party Inspectors. She is a former board member of DC Board of Architects. She is published: Call of the Ancestors, Influence of African Architecture on American Architecture, 1986. She is founder of AMAR Group, LLC (AMAR). The renovation of a row house that she designed with a UDC alumnus was featured on This Old House and received the Mayor’s 2006 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
Kathy Denise Dixon, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, CDT
Assistant Professor
She is the Principal of KDD Associates LLC. She is a licensed Architect with registration in several states. Her experiences included work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and McDonald’s Corporation. Ms. Dixon is the President of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). She is the LEED certified person with responsibility for integration of Leadership in Energy and Environment Design Program (LEED) in the architecture curriculum. Ms. Dixon is affiliated with several organizations including the American Institute of Architecture and the African-American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP). Among her several publication she has a featured article in Architectural Record, May 2009 – “Breakthroughs and Obstacles Architecture’s Evolving Complexion” and a speaker presentation at the NOMA Annual Conference, Boston MA – “Riding the Vortex: African American Women in Architecture” Oct 2010.
Ralph Belton, RA, CSI, NOMA, ASEE
Chairperson
Mr. Belton is the current Chairperson of the Department of Urban Architecture and Community Planning. He is the principal of Belton and Associates, Consulting Architects. He is licensed to practice in the State of Maryland since 1983. His many projects include historic preservation; design of military facilities and condominium design. He has served on the faculty of UDC as an Associate Professor for more than 20 years. He came to the University with 11 years at another institution. He has served on the Mayor’s Commission for Caribbean Affairs is a founding member of Friends of Grenada, Inc, — a 501.c.3. He has served on many boards including as Vice President of the Board of Trustees at All Souls Church, Unitarian. Academic credentials include a conference presentation syllabi design ‘The Role of Current Events and Flexible Course Syllabi: A Case Study.’ Mr. Belton has been a conductor of Study Abroad and Service Learning Travel to Europe, Japan and the Caribbean.
Clarence Pearson, FAIA
Professor
Mr. Pearson has 40 years of varied experience in architecture; construction and investment in real estate property. He was a principal in the firm of Pearson, Johnson, Brown and Associates. He has served on the faculty of UDC as a professor in the Architectural Program. He has served as its Chairman for more than 18 years. Mr. Pearson has extensive experience in the design and management of residential, commercial, civil and institutional structures. His extensive experiences have made him an invaluable resource for the educational process in the Architecture Program. Mr. Pearson has won numerous awards for his outstanding contributions to a variety of professionals, civic and social organizations. For his extensive work in education he has been elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture. For his years of service to the University Mr. Pearson has been elevated to Distinguished Faculty. Mr. Pearson is the founder of the Center for Architectural Research & Building Science (CARBS). CARBS is the clinical arm of the architectural education program.
Howard C. Gibbs, P.E.
Adjunct Professor
Howard Gibbs has served as a UDC adjunct professor of Architecture since 2011, and was an adjunct professor in the Department of Engineering, Architecture and Aerospace Technology from 2006-2008. Prior to UDC, he served in various capacities for the Potomac Electric Power Company, Civil and Substation Engineering Department, where he performed civil/structural engineering design and development of substations and other facilities. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the District of Columbia, and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from the George Washington University. He is a registered professional engineer in D.C., Maryland and New Jersey.