Brigadier General Joe Ramirez is a leader who values service to country and to community.

A native of Houston, Texas, Brigadier General Joe Ramirez graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1975. He attended Texas A&M University and joined the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band in the Corps of Cadets, and commanded B Company in the Band his senior year. He received his commission in the U.S. Army Field Artillery from Texas A&M in 1979 as a Distinguished Military Graduate.

During his 31 years of military service, General Ramirez commanded soldiers around the world from the platoon and battery level up to battalion, brigade and division level, and also served in leadership positions in various joint and operational commands around the world.

John Hathaway has been a member of the Rotary Club of The Woodlands since 1982, except for a 3 year transfer to Oklahoma City where he joined the Bricktown Rotary Club. He has maintained perfect attendance since firsst joining Rotary! He has served in many capacities in each of his clubs, including President (1989-90) of The Woodlands Club and many years as chair of the Rotary Foundation and Scholarship committees.

He has served District 5910 as Assistant Governor (2014-2017), Membership Chair and World Communit Affairs Chair and has attended International Conventions and several Zone conferences. John and his wife since 1975, Nancy, have hosted several Rotary Youth Exchange students and have visited the families of two of the students in Slovakia and Sweden. John and Nancy are Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation and are members of the Paul Harris Society. John is also a member of the District 5910 Roll of Fame. 

John is a native Houstonian and received a degree of Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University before receiving his JD degree from the University of Texas. He retired as General Counsel of Devon Energy (successor to MItchell Energy) in 2006. He has been active in The Woodlands community, among other ways, as a volunteer fireman for 18 years, treasurer of The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church for 19 years, leader of hi church's mission activities in Zambia since 1999 and United Way board member. John and Nancy have 2 grown and married children (an animator and a pediatrician) and 3 grandchildren.