Bio

President’s Award – Richard Ramirez’s roots reach deep into the College’s history. Ramirez played baseball and football at RCC and later became vice p,resident of Student Services. In fact, 14 of his 39 years in education were spent at RCC. His educational path took him from Fremont Elementary School to Central Middle School, located across Magnolia from the campus, to Poly High School where he excelled in baseball for the Bears.

At RCC, Ramirez was part of two championship football teams and served as the Tigers’ team captain his sophomore season. He went on to attend the University of New Mexico on a football scholarship. After graduation, Ramirez returned to Riverside and began coaching in 1964 and eventually his career as an administrator. He has given countless hours to a variety of projects and organizations. Today, he continues his activism, serving with the Riverside Hospice Companion, the Poly High School Honor Walk, and Ben Hammerschmidt Scholarship committee. For the past 11 years he has served on the board of Parkview Hospital. He and his wife, Jan, have been married for 51 years and raised seven children in Riverside.