Robin “Rob” Ramirez is currently completing his 39th year working for the Alachua County School Board at the A. Quinn Jones Center in Gainesville, Florida. The center is a Title I, alternative education school, which serves students with severe emotional disabilities. During his first 15 years at the center, Ramirez implemented the inaugural K-12 physical education program with an adaptive PE endorsement. The past 23 years of his tenure has been spent there as the dean of students. As the dean, his emphasis has been on reducing suspensions and referrals, increasing academic achievement and attendance, and implementing a restorative justice program.

Ramirez has a passion for teaching people of all ages to swim. For the last 45 years, he has been a swim instructor with Gainesville YMCA, High Tide Aquatics, Makos Swim Team and Swim America — and the past 34 years as the boys and girls swimming and diving coach at Gainesville High School (GHS). The 2020 swimming season at GHS has yielded his 25th top ten team finish.

Ramirez would like to thank the College of Health and Human Performance for the great honor! Go Gators!

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