Brother Ronald J. Hingle, S.C., a member of the Brother Martin Class of 1978, has been selected by the Brother Martin High School Board of Directors as the 2026 Alumnus of the Year. 

The Alumnus of the Year award is presented annually by the Board of Directors of Brother Martin High School to an alumnus selected for contributions to his profession and his religious, civic, business, educational, and community involvement.

Born in New Orleans, LA, in 1960, Ronnie, Jr., is the oldest of four children of Ronald and Carmelita Hingle. Ronnie attended Brother Martin High School (BMHS) as a freshman in 1974 and graduated in 1978. It was at Brother Martin that Ronnie and his family drew close to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, and they to the Hingle family. He entered the Pre-Novitiate in 1979 after his freshman year in college. Ronnie was one of the first three novices to go through the new U.S. inter-province novitiate in New Orleans, entering it in 1981 and professing first vows in August 1982.

After earning a Bachelor’s degree from Loyola (NO) in Secondary Education with a concentration in Math, Brother Ronald taught math and religion at BMHS. He was asked to pursue a Master’s degree in Catholic School Administration at Boston College while serving as the math department chair. Since then, Brother Ronald has served as Dean of Students at Catholic High School, Baton Rouge, LA (2 years), Principal of St. John the Baptist, Montgomery, AL (4 years), Assistant Principal of St. Stanislaus (2 years), Principal of St. Stanislaus (9 years), and President of St. Stanislaus (4 years). Brother Ronald also ministered as Province Vocation Director for 10 years, serving as regional chair of the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) for several years, and then as board chair for five of his six years on the national board. He also served on the board of the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations for 11 years, including several terms as board chair.

For eighteen years, Brother Ronald served as first councilor for the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, first in the Province of New Orleans and then in the Province of the United States. In 2018, he was elected Provincial of the Province of the United States, overseeing Brothers, schools, and various ministries of the religious community throughout the U.S., the Philippines, and England. Brother Ronald is currently in the second year of his third term as Provincial. He was recently named to the Institute’s International Vocation Committee.

On Saturday, March 7, we celebrated Brother Ronnie with a Mass in the James B. Branton Chapel. The following day, Sunday, March 8, Brother Ronnie was officially presented with the award at a ceremony at the Audubon Tea Room. Brother Martin Board of Directors Chairman David Gallo ’77, President Greg Rando ’77, Principal Ryan Gallagher ’00, and 2023 Alumnus of the Year Recipient The Honorable Kurt D. Engelhardt ’78 presented the award.

Congratulations to Brother Ronnie Hingle for your well-deserved Alumnus of the Year recognition!