Ruffner is the husband of Brittany Denmark Ruffner and the son of Darrell and Tina Ruffner. He is currently interning at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a software developer and hopes to find full-time employment in Knoxville-Oak Ridge area.

University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 117th year of operation. Cumberlands offers four undergraduate degrees in 37 major fields of study, 30 minors and nine pre-professional programs, as well as online and accelerated, nontraditional programs for adults.