Dr. Marcus A. Huggans is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and was educated in the University City and Lutheran Parochial school systems. Dr. Huggans completed his engineering studies at the University of Missouri-Rolla now known as the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S. & Ph.D. Engineering Management. Dr. Huggans is an alumnus of the GEM Fellowship Program. Dr. Huggans has extensive experience in the STEM field with over twenty-five years of working in industry, academia, and non-profits.  He has worked for 3M Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories, FBI, and Texas Instruments Inc, Missouri S&T, and GEM. At GEM, Dr. Huggans recruits and conducts graduate programming to encourage students to pursue their graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and applied mathematics (STEM) fields.  Dr. Huggans has been the Finance Chair for IEEE-ITSC, IEEE-HKN Editorial Committee, IEEE-HKN Board of Governors, and numerous other STEM initiatives. Additionally, Dr. Huggans has been an invited speaker to many conferences, National Science Foundation, and multiple universities as well as corporations/national laboratories. Finally, Dr. Huggans has been a member of DFW Airport Chaplaincy Board of Directors since summer 2019 under the leadership of Bishop DD Hayes and Father Greg McBrayer. His Motto: “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be Peace in the World.”