Jennifer Hays Huggins

Jennifer Hays Huggins is passionate about providing students with the tools to meet their academic and life goals and is an active volunteer in her community. She began working at KCC as an adjunct business communication professor in 2003 and later as an English adjunct before becoming a full-time faculty member in 2013. She received KCC's Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award in 2012 and was recognized for Excellence in Teaching in Developmental Education by the Illinois Learning Specialists and Developmental Educators in 2016. Huggins assumed the role of interim associate dean of Humanities and Social Sciences in March 2019. She holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in communication from Illinois State University. A lifelong area resident, Huggins worked as a journalist locally and in human resources and retail management prior to joining the KCC family.