More than 700 people gathered to provide critical support for the school’s continued growth, including the launch of a new elementary school and performing arts center opening in August. Full press release here. Milwaukee, May 5, 2023 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non- denominational Christian school on Milwaukee’s southside, announced […]
Milwaukee-based movie theater and hotel company The Marcus Corp. has added Austin Ramirez, chief executive officer of Husco International, to its board of directors. Ramirez has headed the Waukesha-based manufacturing firm since 2003. Husco makes hydraulic and electro-mechanical components for automotive and off-highway applications Ramirez also served as a White House Fellow on the National […]
Nearly 30 years ago, Milwaukee’s business community threw its weight behind a hoped-for solution to improving educational outcomes in the city. Stagnating graduation rates in Milwaukee Public Schools and even lower college completion rates pushed for-profit leaders to wade into the contentious political waters of school choice. “There was just a tremendous challenge in finding […]
Austin Ramirez (Husco International, Inc. – Chief Executive Officer) was our keynote speaker for the 2023 KEEN National Conference. Enjoy his interview with Joe Tranquillo (Associate Provost for Transformative Teaching & Learning and a Professor at Bucknell University). Austin Ramirez is CEO of Husco, a privately held engineering and manufacturing company. During his ten-year tenure […]
Aug Prep Again Rated Five-Stars by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug Prep’s growth is among the highest in the state; Rated top K-12 school for second year in a row Milwaukee, November 15, 2022 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performingK4-12 non-denominational Christian school located in Milwaukee’s south side, again achieved a five-starrating, […]
After receiving the Friends of AugPrep award, Mary Ellen Stanek speaks on education in Milwaukee.
More than 750 people gathered to recognize BMO and Mary Ellen Stanek for their long-standing commitment to supporting high-quality education for all Milwaukee, May 6, 2022 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 nondenominational Christian school, announced today it raised $2 million during its annual gala celebration to support the growing reach […]
Gus Ramirez, Founder and Chairman of Husco International, Inc. and St. Augustine Preparatory Academy, was inducted into the 2022 Georgia Tech College of Engineering Alumni Hall of Fame on April 23rd. Ramirez, who received a Bachelor’s (1968) and a Master’s (1969) degree in Aerospace Engineering, thanked Georgia Tech for launching him “through the Aerospace Department and to […]
Ramirez Family Foundation helps Camino de Restauracion recover after Hurricane Maria leaves a path of destruction. Click here for a great film by JonathanJVN telling the amazing story of how a community, along with the Ramirez’s came together to get the school back up and running as well as installing a state-of-the art new basketball […]
On August 26th, 2021, Missionary Ventures International, an interdenominational Christian organization based in Florida, awarded Gus and Becky Ramirez with the organization’s inaugural Legacy Award.