Pictured (L-R) Minor “Tony” Cheramie, III, OMSA Chairman, Bob Alario, and also Aaron Smith
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has actually revealed the establishment of the Robert J.Alario Distinguished Achievement Award It is called after previous OMSA Chairman and also President Robert “Bob” Alario, that got the inaugural honor in an exclusive event arranged by OMSA last month in New Orleans.
“Bob is one of the most dedicated advocates this industry has ever known. I consider myself lucky to have been able to witness him in action,” stated Minor “Tony” Cheramie, III, Vice President of L&M BoTruc Rental, LLC and also Chairman of the OMSA Board of Directors.
During his brief approval speech, Bob Alario stated, “I was so wonderfully blessed to have the privilege to come into the business at a time when so many of the true pioneers in the industry were still active. A fascinating group of marine entrepreneurs, many without any or much formal education or technical background, but possessed of an innate talent and an ability to innovate and think out of the box that would allow them to build significant companies that would literally revolutionize the offshore oil and gas industry.”
“OMSA is everything it is today because of Bob Alario,” stated OMSAPresident Aaron Smith “His vision, his commitment, and his decades of hard work contributed immeasurably to industry and organization.”
Alario offered OMSA as President for 16 years in between 1988 and also 2004, as well as likewise offered a six-year term as Chairman of the OMSA Board ofDirectors He is presently the Managing Member of Alario & & Associates, L.L.C., a very specialized aquatic monitoring consulting company. Prior to that he acted as Vice President and also Director of Nolty J. Theriot, Inc., a globally overseas marine and also hauling specialist.
“Bob is a legend among great leaders in our industry and it was a privilege to celebrate his accomplishments alongside his many friends,” stated Court Ramsay, President and also Chief Executive Officer of the Aries Marine Corporation, and also prompt previous OMSA Chairman.
Before introducing his occupation in the UNITED STATE maritime market, Alario made a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and also went to Louisiana State University (LSU)Law School While at LSU Law School, he approved a research fellowship to Georgetown University’s Graduate School ofForeign Service Upon obtaining his Master’s Degree in Foreign Service (M.S.F.S) in 1963, he approved a setting with Texaco,Inc and also offered in worldwide monitoring placements in Senegal, Guinea, Puerto Rico, and alsoHaiti On his go back to the United States, Alario enlisted at Tulane University, and also returned to post-graduate research studies in money and also monitoring.
The Robert J. Alario Distinguished Achievement Award is a yearly honors program created to acknowledge people that, via their life time of actions and also success, are undeniable champs of the UNITED STATE maritime market.
Beginning following year, OMSA will certainly be each year providing the Robert J. Alario Distinguished Achievement Award to a specific chosen by the OMSA subscription. The election procedure will certainly open up at OMSA’s Fall Conference, and also the honor will certainly exist at OMSA’s Spring Conference the list below year.
