Ronald Rudloff Ingle was the seventh chief executive of Coastal Carolina University from 1992 to 2007.
After Coastal became fully independent of USC in 1993, Ingle became the new university's first president, serving until his retirement in 2007.
Prior to his tenure at Coastal Carolina University, Ingle held administrative and teaching positions at the University of South Carolina, Kennesaw College, and South Georgia College.
[3] Dr. Ingle's career focus has been assisting higher education institutions during periods of transition.
He has served on numerous civic and educational boards, including the boards of directors of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium; as commissioner for the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and as governor's appointee from South Carolina for the Southern Regional Educational Board.