Education
University of Arizona.
University of Arizona.
He is currently an assistant football coach at Abilene Christian University. Ribaudo served as head football coach at Eastern New Mexico University from 2005 to 2011. He took the program over from longtime coach Harold Elliott after serving as an assistant coach under Elliott at Eastern New Mexico for eight years.
Adademic awards Ribaudo was the recipient of the 2006 "Spirit of Eastern Award" - given to an Eastern NMU faculty or staff member that "exemplifies many of the positive traits found at Eastern New Mexico University." The recipient of the award is expected to "support ENMU’s teacher-learning mission, show campus community spirit, display a strong work ethic, care about the institution as a whole, show a commitment to all areas affecting student life, and demonstrate a track record in their position." Community action Ribaudo and his team are known for outstanding community action.
During a local flood in 2006, Coach Ribaudo and the Eastern New Mexico Football Team volunteered to help the community by filling sandbags for the citizens to prevent their homes from flooding.