Ryan Aumiller was the founding technician at PrattMWP College of Art and Design. He was known as the premiere Apple/Macintosh expert in Upstate New York. As a talented creative he was a perfectionist with everything but ABOVE ALL Ryan was a kind and generous friend.

Over a decade ago, during Type class, I got a call from the hospital and I was afraid for my son’s life. Not missing a beat, Ryan told me “to get in the car” and he drove me right to the ER in his cool two-seater red convertible. A few years later when that same son of mine got his driving permit and backed right into Ryan’s precious Miata, he just smiled and said “Aw – I can buff that right out.”

The student that embodies the spirit of Ryan Aumiller is an incredibly hardworking, highly talented creative artist and designer with perfectionist tendencies and an enormous heart who is always helping others.

AND COINCIDENTALLY, this student drives a really cute car!

If you haven’t guessed by now…. it is Cassie Schaad.

Congratulations Cassie!

Meet Petunia – Cassie’s adorable bug. 🙂