TALOA Alumni Association
Transocean Air Lines 1946 - 1960
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The esprit de corps among the people of this once great airline is as prevalent today as it was in
1946. Perhaps the words of Wally Barnett, who was a radio operator for Transocean, best sum up
the feelings of most of the airlines’ alumni: “We were a young, enthusiastic group, mostly straight
from the military. We wanted to make our niche in the commercial aviation world. We worked,
played, lived, and some died together. There was something magic about Transocean Air Lines; a
magic that I haven’t experienced since.”
Today, a half century since the airline’s demise, nearly 500 of its former employees – and now their
children & grandchildren – are members of the Taloa Alumni Association. Seldom can a group of
former employees of a defunct company match Taloans in keeping in touch with one another for so
long a time. The Transocean group can be compared to an extended family as it meets for their
reunion every year.
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Meet the TALOA Alumni Association Board Of Directors
Taloa Alumni Association Board of Directions - Duties & Responsibilities
Chairman
• Establish & develop meeting agenda. Contact Board members for agenda items.
• Attend & conduct Board meetings, 4 times each year
• Review minutes from pervious meetings for clarity, errors, or omissions.
• Represent and be the contact Board person to the Alumni Association and to the public
Secretary
• Attend & take minutes at Board meetings, 4 times each year
• Transcribe minutes and make available to Board members
Treasurer
• Collect Dues & maintain record of payment (names, addresses, phone #s)
• Maintain Board’s financial register, including checkbook
• Attend & deliver financial report to Board, 4 times each year
• Compile financial report twice yearly for newsletter publication to Alumni Association Members
• Collect Reunion payments
• Reimburse expenses incurred by Board members including Reunion activities, Newsletter
printing & mailing, Website Hosting, Meeting expenses, and Alumni Association related costs.
Reunion Chair
• Assist in developing Reunion Form each year
• Keep Reunion expense account for reimbursement & Board report
• Hire Caterer
• Develop menu
• Work with Treasurer to develop head count
• Arrange hotel accommodations for reduced rates at area hotels if possible
• Set up & take down Reunion location
• Run Bingo game at Reunion, supplying Bingo gear & prizes
• Purchase snacks, cups, napkins & drinks for Reunion “happy hour” and tablecloths for meal.
Membership Chair
• Assist in updating Alumni roster information
Webmaster
• Develop & maintain www.taloa.org, writing & adding new material as it becomes available
• Pay Yahoo web hosting fee, submit bill to Treasurer for reimbursement
• Keep member roster and email subscriber’s list compiled through website submissions
• Respond to comments & questions submitted on website
• Report website traffic & user statistics to Board 4 times/year
Alumni Newsletter Editor
• Write, develop, & compile newsletters, 2 annually
• Respond to comments & questions submitted to editor
• Keep Taloa roster, including all current & lifetime members with address info
• Assist Reunion chair in developing Reunion form
• Work with Printer to develop hardcopy newsletter
• Print out & send labels to Printer for delivery to mailing service
• Write Internet Code and publish Online newsletter
• Add to & maintain Archives of both hardcopy & online newsletter versions
1946. Perhaps the words of Wally Barnett, who was a radio operator for Transocean, best sum up
the feelings of most of the airlines’ alumni: “We were a young, enthusiastic group, mostly straight
from the military. We wanted to make our niche in the commercial aviation world. We worked,
played, lived, and some died together. There was something magic about Transocean Air Lines; a
magic that I haven’t experienced since.”
Today, a half century since the airline’s demise, nearly 500 of its former employees – and now their
children & grandchildren – are members of the Taloa Alumni Association. Seldom can a group of
former employees of a defunct company match Taloans in keeping in touch with one another for so
long a time. The Transocean group can be compared to an extended family as it meets for their
reunion every year.
Click here to...
Meet the TALOA Alumni Association Board Of Directors
Taloa Alumni Association Board of Directions - Duties & Responsibilities
Chairman
• Establish & develop meeting agenda. Contact Board members for agenda items.
• Attend & conduct Board meetings, 4 times each year
• Review minutes from pervious meetings for clarity, errors, or omissions.
• Represent and be the contact Board person to the Alumni Association and to the public
Secretary
• Attend & take minutes at Board meetings, 4 times each year
• Transcribe minutes and make available to Board members
Treasurer
• Collect Dues & maintain record of payment (names, addresses, phone #s)
• Maintain Board’s financial register, including checkbook
• Attend & deliver financial report to Board, 4 times each year
• Compile financial report twice yearly for newsletter publication to Alumni Association Members
• Collect Reunion payments
• Reimburse expenses incurred by Board members including Reunion activities, Newsletter
printing & mailing, Website Hosting, Meeting expenses, and Alumni Association related costs.
Reunion Chair
• Assist in developing Reunion Form each year
• Keep Reunion expense account for reimbursement & Board report
• Hire Caterer
• Develop menu
• Work with Treasurer to develop head count
• Arrange hotel accommodations for reduced rates at area hotels if possible
• Set up & take down Reunion location
• Run Bingo game at Reunion, supplying Bingo gear & prizes
• Purchase snacks, cups, napkins & drinks for Reunion “happy hour” and tablecloths for meal.
Membership Chair
• Assist in updating Alumni roster information
Webmaster
• Develop & maintain www.taloa.org, writing & adding new material as it becomes available
• Pay Yahoo web hosting fee, submit bill to Treasurer for reimbursement
• Keep member roster and email subscriber’s list compiled through website submissions
• Respond to comments & questions submitted on website
• Report website traffic & user statistics to Board 4 times/year
Alumni Newsletter Editor
• Write, develop, & compile newsletters, 2 annually
• Respond to comments & questions submitted to editor
• Keep Taloa roster, including all current & lifetime members with address info
• Assist Reunion chair in developing Reunion form
• Work with Printer to develop hardcopy newsletter
• Print out & send labels to Printer for delivery to mailing service
• Write Internet Code and publish Online newsletter
• Add to & maintain Archives of both hardcopy & online newsletter versions
