Brother Rice Welcomes Two New Members to the Hall of Fame

Brother Rice High School announced on April 25 the latest inductees for the school’s Hall of Fame. Br. Ross Wielatz and the late Br. Malcolm (Robert) Morrison have been selected as the Class of 2012. They represent the 28th and 29th inductees.

Wieltaz and Morrison will be honored at the traditional Founder’s Day Mass and Hall of Fame luncheon May 3 at St. Regis Church and the Birmingham Athletic Club, respectively. The all-school Mass and luncheon will include friends and family of the two inductees, as well as a number of their fellow Christian Brothers.

Br. Wielatz returned to Brother Rice last year and currently serves as a member of the Guidance staff. He previously taught and coached at the school from 1964-76.

“Ross is a very caring and loving individual,” said Fr. Joe Grimaldi, a Brother Rice Hall of Fame member who served the school as a teacher from 1962-73 and as Principal from 1980-86. “He was extremely enthusiastic about his teaching and coaching. He’s a fantastic person.”

Br. Morrison, who died in 1999, served as the school’s Principal from 1971-77. Among many accomplishments, he is credited with improving the school’s academic reputation.

“He put Brother Rice on the map,” Br. Mike Segvich, the school’s current Principal, said of Morrison. “I am so pleased that both he and Br. Wielatz are being honored. They are both very deserving.”

Nominations and elections for the Brother Rice High School Hall of Fame are handled confidentially by the Office of Advancement at Brother Rice. Nominators and Electors are selected from a group that includes faculty, staff, administration, alumni, Board of Directors, current Hall of Fame members, and current and past officers of Brother Rice parent and alumni organizations.