PIKELINE A Service of Pi Kappa Alpha Iota Alpha THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING LARAMIE, WYOMING 82071 Vol. 1, No. 1 Spring 1987 Alumni Showcase Ralph Cardinal Colonel Nicholas P. Costa Jr. Dr. James C. Hurst Ralph graduated with a B.S. Colonel Nickolas P. Costa Jr. received a When Dr. Hurst was Student Body degree in Electrical Engineering B.S. in Education from Ohio State President as a senior at Ogden High in May of 1986 from the University of University in Columbus in 1962. He School in 1952-53, he knew what he Wyoming and is presently a hardware also holds a Masters in Guidance and wanted to do. He wanted to work with design engineer for Boeing Aerospace in Counseling which he earned from students. After graduating from high Seattle Washington. Ralph is currently Louisiana Tech University in 1972. school he went into the Army as a working on the Star Wars defence Colonel Costa was affiliated with Alpha Ranger. That experience has helped him program. He loves his job as well as Rho at Ohio State University. He joined he added. While at the University of being single. Pi Kappa Alpha as a junior in 1961. Utah, Dr. Hurst graduated with high Ralph is a founding father of Iota Alpha ROTC and being on the varsity Lacrosse honors in 1961. In 1966, Dr. Hurst at the University of Wyoming, he was team took up much of his time along received his Ph.D in Psychology at most instrumental in getting the with studies. Colonel Costa still BYU. Dr. Hurst is currently Advisor for programming in many areas established. managed to be active in his chapter. Iota Alpha and is Associate Vice He was By-laws chairman and worked on From 1975 to 1977 Colonel Costa President for Academic Affairs at the other numerous committees such as served at the US. Embassy in Bucharest, University of Wyoming. Recently at pledge education and Dream Girl. Ralph Romania He stated that was one of the the Rocky Mountain Regional was not only busy with Pi Kappa Alpha. most interesting and memorable times in Conference, he was honored as the He was President of Orr Hall Senate his his career. Currently he is Commander of Advisor of the Year in our region. We Freshman and sophomore year. As a AFROTC and Professor of Aerospace are proud of Dr. Hurst and his work as sophomore he was also Treasurer of Studies at the University of Wyoming. an Advisor for Iota Alpha. His help has Spurs and as a Junior, he was Vice At the U of W he has performed a double been tremendous. President of Iron Skull. Ralph was also role. One as Colonel, the other as a a Resident Hall Assistant for five professor and Dean of the ROTC college. semesters. All of us at Iota Alpha Iota Alpha is happy to be associated appreciate his work as an undergraduate with Colonel Costa. and his support of Iota Alpha as an Alumni, mostly as being a brother.