known as the Gators. The UHD mascot is known as Ed-U-Gator. The university and its community offer additional activities for students such as clubs, organizations, fraternities, and sororities. The UHD campus is served by METRORail's UH–Downtown station on the Red Line. Notable people and alumni Ghulam Bombaywala, restaurateur Juan Díaz, professional boxer and former Lightweight World Champion Mario Gallegos Jr., member of the Texas Senate Ed Gonzalez, Harris County Sheriff Ananth Prabhu Gurpur, cyberlaw expert, Professor in Computer Engineering at the Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, author Diana López, taekwondo practitioner (2008 Olympic bronze medalist) Charles McClelland, former Chief of the Houston Police Department (2010–2016) Phil Montgomery, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Troy Nehls, Congressman from Texas. Devon Still, professional football player, founder of the Still Strong Foundation Lorenzo Thomas, poet and former faculty member References External links Downtown University of Houston-Downtown Houston-Downtown Houston-Downtown Education in Harris County, Texas Houston-Downtown National Register of Historic Places in Houston 1974 establishments in Texas Downtown Houston