House Moving Museum trip, April 2017
Inquisitive minds (a.k.a. TIAA members) wondered how you actually move a house. So, 11 of us boarded a brand-new Echo bus and traveled to Fort Worth on Tuesday, April 18, to find out. H.D. Snow, the owner of the House Moving Museum, spent 90 minutes describing...
Texas Rangers Baseball Game, May, 2017
On May 10, twenty-one TIAA members hopped on a bus to Arlington and attended a Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres baseball game – plus we availed ourselves of the $1-hot-dog-special for dinner. The Ranger's ace pitcher, Yu Darvish, happened to be on...
Hatco Factory Tour, January, 2017
Seventeen TIAA members/guests registered for the Hatco Factory tour on January 17 and it was as fabulous as their hats! We were welcomed by one of Hatco's VPs and learned that all the Stetson and Resistol hats are made in the USA – in Texas,...
Ennis Bluebonnet Festival, April, 2017
On Saturday, April 8, 18 TIAA members traversed 40 miles of the Bluebonnet Trails viewing the wild flowers that were still visible in our warmer-than-usual spring. We ended up at the Ennis Bluebonnet Festival and spent three enjoyable hours visiting arts and...
“Enchant Christmas” event, December, 2017
Fifteen TIAA members and guests registered for the December 7 “Enchant Christmas” event held for the first time at the Globe Life Park in Arlington. We enjoyed some Christmas wonder as we wandered through the world's largest Christmas Light Maze...
Witherspoon Distillery Tour, February, 2017
Twenty-three TIAA members had a great time riding a bus to tour the Witherspoon Distillery on February 10, 2017, first stopping at On the Border to keep our tradition of eating-our-way across Texas intact and to socialize a little longer. After eating a tasty lunch,...
Cherry Blossom Festival at the Dallas Arboretum on March 14, 2017
TIAAers planned on seeing the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Dallas Arboretum on March 14 but the early warm weather coaxed the trees to bloom in February instead, so it wasn't to be! However, making lemonade from lemons, we did enjoy the largest floral...
British Flight Training Museum Trip, July, 2017
Twenty-two TIAA members braved the steaming summer temperatures on July 20 to visit the British Flight Training Museum in Terrell, TX. A short movie showed us why this endeavor developed thanks to Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. The Battle of Britain...
2001 TIAA Annual Meeting
More than 250 TI Alumni Association members gathered at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas’ Arts District on May 9 for the association’s second annual meeting. The spacious performing arts center provided an elegant backdrop...
2008 TIAA Annual Meeting
The TI Alumni Association TIAA Officers elected Ronnie Brandenburg TIAA president at the annual membership meeting May 21 at the Old Red Courthouse in Dallas. Ronnie succeeds Lewis McMahan at the TIAA helm. Other new officers are Tom Boedecker, executive vice...
2009 TIAA Annual Business Meeting
The TI Alumni Association held its tenth annual membership meeting Monday, May 11, in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. Opened in 1989, the Meyerson is a landmark on the Dallas skyline. The international press has proclaimed the...
2004 TIAA Annual Meeting
Texas Instruments Alumni Association members took pride in five years of accomplishments at the TIAA annual meeting May 19. More than 150 members gathered to elect officers, approve constitution and bylaws changes, get briefed on the current TI business...
2008 TIAA Golf Tournament
The ninth Annual TIAA Charity Golf Tournament raised $21,710 for The Senior Source, an organization that has worked to improve the quality of life for senior citizens in the North Texas area for more than 45 years. On Monday, September 8, some 60 golfers turned...
2010 TIAA Golf Tournament
The eleventh Annual TIAA Charity Golf Tournament on Sept. 14 raised $20,450 in donations and pledges for The Senior Source, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life for senior citizens in our community. Despite heavy rains a week...
2011 TIAA Golf Tournament
Rex Ferguson and his team took top honors at the 2011 TIAA Charity Golf Tournament Sept. 12 at Woodbridge Golf Club in Wylie. Rex and his family have been supporters of the tournament for many years, and Rex commented that he had helped design the original...
2003 Texas Instruments Retiree Luncheon
TI retirees received encouraging news about the economy and TI’s performance at the Nov. 12 Thanksgiving-themed Big Event, which attracted about 1,200 people to Market Hall in Dallas. But Tom Engibous, TI chairman, president and CEO, voiced his concern...
2003 TIAA Annual Meeting
The TI Alumni Association welcomed Chuck Eisemann as a life member at its annual meeting May 22 at Richardson’s new Eisemann Center. Chuck, a one-time TIer turned entrepreneur, is the benefactor for the Charles W. Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts...
2002 TIAA Annual Business Meeting
The TI Alumni Association held its third Annual Meeting May 14 at the Women’s Museum at Fair Park. About 120 TIAA members attended the event which included guided tours of the facility, refreshments and special presentations by TI speakers. Ann Pomykal,...