80th Anniversary
Potter Club Alumni Reunion - 2011
Best Western Sovereign, Albany, NY
Friday September 30 through Sunday October 2, 2011
[ N.B.
UAlbany Homecoming starts Friday October 14, 2011.]
Schedule and Events, (as of 08/28/2011)
Friday, Sept 30
2:00 to 5:00 P.M.: Registration and Hotel Check
in.
3:00 P.M. on
Hotel Check in
5:00 to 7:00 P.M.: Reception, Hot/Cold Hors
d'oeurves, Cash bar.
Remarks by George M. Philip, Pres., University at Albany
Dinner on your own, if desired. Reception may
be ample enough.
7:00 P.M. to ?
Hospitality Room and Hotel Grill for Socializing (Both Friday and Saturday
nights)
Saturday, Oct 1
6:30 to 10:30 A.M. Breakfast buffet, courtesy
of Hotel for Hotel guests
8:30 A.M.:
Depart Hotel for Tours. New York State Museum, 2 hours unguided tour;
See web site: State Museum
10:45 A.M.:
Depart Museum for Dutch Apple Lunch/Cruise on Hudson River (2 hour hour boat
ride)
See web site:
Dutch Apple
1:30 P.M.:
Disembark boat and:
* Return to Hotel for those not doing either optional field trip.
* Optional trip to Albany Institute of History
and Art. See web site:
AIHA
Or
* Optional trip to USS Slater Destroyer Escort Historical Museum. See web site:
USS Slater
6:00 to 7:00 P.M.: Pre-dinner Reception, Squire Room,
Cash bar.
7:00 to ?
Group Photograph, Main Lobby, 1st Floor
Dinner/Banquet and Program
Menu: 4-course, including:
Chicken Cordon Bleu; Baked Seafood-Stuffed Sole; Roast
Prime Rib of Beef; Veggie
Entree
on request; dessert, Chef-made Banana Foster served on pound cake
8:15 P.M.
Program: Acknowledge guests, Edward Potter Family members in attendance;
"Commemoration
Celebration":
Honoring Pottermen who have distinguished themselves and Potter Club:
Myskania;
Potter Club Presidents;
University Distinguished Alumni;
University Athletic Hall of Fame; and
Potterman of the Era Award, John Paul Ward, `53
Open mike: Share any thoughts or remembrances.
Update on Potter Alumni Association plans for 2012 and beyond.
Potter Song
Sunday, Oct 2:
6:30 to 10:30 A.M. Breakfast buffet, courtesy of
Hotel for Hotel guests
9:30 A.M.
Travel to Downtown Campus, on your own
10:00 A.M.
Walking Tour of Husted Hall and other newly renovated buildings, Downtown Campus,
with "Coffee and"
12:00 P.M.: Hotel check out for those leaving
1:00 P.M.
Optional Regional Do-It-Yourself Tours (on your own), Northeastern New York and Western
Massachusetts
(details will be provided at registration)