Dr. Stanley T. Crawford is an artist, author, educator, and military veteran. He served in leadership and management positions in Public Education, Business, and the United States Air Force. He is the author of the books, "Determine Persist Achieve“ and "Building Instructional Capacity.” In addition, he is the co-author of a chapter in Research in Finance titled, “Managing Real Options in Not-for-Profit Organizations: The Case of Shell Space.” He creates digital abstract artwork. In addition, he publishes his artwork as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). His NFTs appear on Ethereum, and Tezos platforms. Also, some of his physical art prints are available through FineArtAmerica. He has produced a limited series of 2 different collectibles: 1) GeoMan and the other 2) Meta Spiders; both are Tezos-based collectibles. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a Doctorate, Webster University with a Master of Arts in Management, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology, and the Community College of the Air Force with an Associate of Applied Science in Avionics Systems Technology.