officers have full authority to investigate crimes, respond to calls for service and effect arrests on any UDC property. OPSEM and the UDCPD are under the command of Marieo Foster who serves as the Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety. Notable alumni Branislav Andjelić - Serbian Internet pioneer, economist and politician Amadou Gallo - Vice President and managing director of NBA Africa and President of Basketball Africa League Denis Godwin Antoine - Ambassador of Grenada to the US and representative to the Organization of American States Johnny Grier - First African-American referee in the National Football League Euphemia Haynes - 1st African-American woman to gain a PhD in mathematics in 1943 Norma Holloway Johnson - Former United States federal judge who ruled on Kenneth Starr's probe of the Clinton administration Ruby Ruffin Hurley - Activist, Organizer, National NAACP official Earl Jones - Professional NBA player Dolores Kendrick Washington - Poet Laureate of Washington, D.C. Roger Ramsammy - 7th President of the Hudson Valley Community College Cathy L. Lanier - 1st female Chief of Police with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and head of NFL security Lyn McLain - Cofounder of the DC Youth Orchestra Program Aldon Lynn Nielsen - Poet Richard Pennington - Former Chief of Police of Atlanta, Georgia Portia Shields - 1st female President of Albany State University Frank Ski - is an American DJ, journalist, philanthropist, radio personality and public forums host Abdul Thompson Conteh - Professional soccer player Brian Thompson - Designer of the United States $100 bill John Thompson - first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Georgetown Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984 Thelma Thompson - President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Kali Troy - Voice over actress Nadine Winter - 1st African-American woman elected to the Council of the District of Columbia Rasheim Wright - Jordanian basketball player Lennox Yearwood - President of the Hip Hop Caucus See also Normal School for Colored Girls Felix Grant References External links Official UDC Athletics website Universities and colleges in Washington, D.C. District of Columbia University of the District Of Columbia Educational institutions established in 1851 1851 establishments in Washington, D.C. Educational institutions established in 1977 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C. East Coast Conference schools Antebellum educational institutions that admitted African Americans