Ron Ferris opened the Ohio Gymnastics Institute in May of 1986 with less than 40 students.  Since that time the company has grown to over 20 employees and over 700 students and has operated in three different facilities. 
As a competitor, Ron lettered in Gymnastics as a Junior and Senior at Annandale High School in Virginia.  Ron also received a Varsity Letter all four years of College at James Madison University in Virginia. Ron attended JMU as a walk-on and was selected as the team All Around. Voted MVP for 3 years and team captain for 3 years, Ron received a gymnastics scholarship for Sophomore, Junior and Senior years and Competed at the NCAA Regional Championships in 1979 at LSU on Vaulting and Horizontal bar.

Some of Ron's professional accomplishments:

• Currently a member of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors
• Currently a member of the AAU National Gymnastics Executive Committee
• Currently the Boy’s USA Gymnastics Chairman for the State of Ohio
• Currently the Girl’s USA Gymnastics Web master for the State of Ohio
• Currently the Lake Erie District AAU Boys’ Gymnastics Sport Chairman
• Brevet Men’s Gymnastics Judge from 2000 to 2004.
• Nationally Rated Men’s Gymnastics Judge from 1979 to present
• Currently the Chairman of the Blaine Wilson Ohio Classic - one of the largest boys’ gymnastics meets in the U.S.
• Currently the Meet Director for the Winter Gymnastics Challenge - a boys’ competition held in Cincinnati during the month of December.
• Currently a member of several national committees with AAU
• Web master for five websites – www.blainewilsonohioclassic.com , www.ohioboysusag.org , www.lakeerieaau.org , www.ohiogymnasticsinstitute.com & www.ohiousag.org

Alex Tatebe - Instructor