FEBRUARY 2018
MIMI’S CORNER cause we have some fun daily cock-
Dear University Club Members:
As 2018 progresses and I continue
my adventure with the University
Club of Albany, I am humbled by the
rich history within the walls of our
Club. I have been fortunate enough
to partake in fantastically cultural
events such as the Burns Supper, and
look forward to celebrating political-
ly significant milestones like the
Women’s Suffrage centennial.
The exciting events we schedule here
at the University Club are always
fun, but even day-to-day goings-on
hold new and interesting discoveries
I’d like to share. Just last month we
uncovered some antique ceramic
liquor bottles buried in the Club,
which I have decided to display in
the Grille Room, to add some vin-
tage flare for all our members and
visitors to enjoy. It truly feels like a
treasure hunt in the fascinating old
place!
I am thrilled to have the opportunity
to bring some of my personal back-
ground to the table, having owned
my own restaurant, the Londonderry,
as well as having sales experience in
wine and spirits. I will be updating
both our food and wine menus with
some phenomenal options that will
tickle any palate.
We will be offering a refined selec-
tion of vintages from all over the
world, and an elegant array of deli-
cious food, and members are invited
to join us, as the Club is now open
for dinner and happy hour every
Monday-Thursday. I personally am
very excited about this news, be-
Mimi’s Cocktail of the Month
tail specials, and I encourage you all
to come in with your friends and
families to let me wow you with my
fresh new take on the University
Club’s menus!
I am having a great time in this posi-
tion. I have been warmly welcomed
by staff and members, and I am truly
grateful to have the opportunity to
give all of the University Club’s val-
ued members the best possible expe-
rience at this beacon of history and
culture right in the heart of Albany. I
would like you all to know I welcome
any feedback, questions, and con-
cerns you my have, and my door is
always open for anyone.
Thank you all for your continued
patronage, and I look forward to see-
ing you all at our upcoming events.
Mimi
(518) 463-1151
mfahy@universityclubalbany.com
The Hoderath
Negroni
Ingredients:
1oz Gin
1oz Sweet Ver-
mouth
1oz Campari
Directions:
Add ingredients to a mixing glass
and stir for approximately 25 sec-
onds, or until sufficiently diluted.
Strain over fresh ice .
Capital Region Author
Publishes Biography of Red
Cross Leader Clara Noyes Who
Enrolled 20,000 Nurses for
WWI Service
One particular event that will sure to
be of interest is a book talk and sign-
ing Thursday evening, February 1,
by Capital Region author Roger
Noyes, who has recently published
his first book, Clara D. Noyes, RN:
Life of a Global Nursing Leader.
Clara D. Noyes is the author’s great-
great aunt.
The author came to Clara Noyes’s
story after inheriting her desk, which
inspired him to tell her story.
“Without exaggeration, Clara
Noyes’s life touched virtually every
major question concerning the devel-
opment of nursing as a profession in
the first quarter of the twentieth cen-
tury, with specific impact on the his-
tory of wartime nursing,” Roger
Noyes says.
As Clara Noyes once quipped to an
Associated Press reporter about her
disaster-relief work at the American
Red Cross, “All I do is press a button
and things happen.” She was a wom-
an who deployed unusual power and
authority in a strictly gender-defined
social and professional culture.
Roger L. Noyes is Communications
Director for the Home Care Associa-
tion of New York State, an organiza-
tion that represents many of the
state’s Visiting Nurse Associations
and other home care providers. He is
frequently quoted on state health care
issues, and his writing has appeared
in many of the state’s major newspa-
pers and in trade publications.
Noyes will speak at 6:00 p.m. Come
early for a meet-the-author reception
with light fare and cash/sign bar at
5:30. This event is sponsored by the
UClub Foundation and open to the
public.
History of Military Medicine, a
Torch Club talk by
Dr. Gerald Stulc
Join the Torch Club on Monday,
February 5, as Gerald Stulc, MD,
FACS(ret), FICS, MFA, Capt(ret)
USNR MC, speaks on the History
of Military Medicine at the Club.
According to Dr. Stulc, contrary
to popular belief, peacetime gen-
erates many more medical and
scientific advancements — with
the exception of WWI.
Stulc will soon publish a book of
historical fiction and is working
on a comprehensive history of
military medicine.
Cost for the event, which includes
dinner, is $35. Sign up at
www.torchclubalbany.org.
Celebrating 100 Years of
Women’s Suffrage
The Votes for Women exhibition at
the New York State Museum cele-
brates the centennial of women’s
suffrage in New York State and
raises public awareness of the
struggle for women’s suffrage and
equal rights in New York State
from the 1848 Seneca Falls Conven
-tion through 1917 when New York
State granted women the right to
vote. The exhibition also addresses
the nationally significant role of
New York State leaders in regards
to women’s rights and the feminist
movement through the early 21st
century.
Join curators Jennifer Lemak and
Ashley Hopkins-Benton, while they
discuss the history of women’s suf-
frage and equal rights in New York
and some of the artifact highlights
from this important exhibition.
Jennifer Lemak is Chief Curator of
History at the New York State Mu-
seum. Lemak received her Mas-
ter’s in public history and Ph.D. in
American history from the Univer-
sity at Albany. She is a Fellow in
the New York Academy of History
and serves on the NYS Preservation
Board and the University at Al-
bany’s Center for Applied Histori-
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cal Research.
Ashley Hopkins-Benton is a Senior
Historian of Social History and the
New York State Museum. Hopkins-
Benton received her Master’s in his-
tory museum studies from the
Cooperstown Graduate Pro-
gram. She serves on the Teaching
the Hudson THVIP advisory board.
Join us at the Club on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 6th, 2018 for a lunch buffet
with talk starting at 12:00 p.m., Re-
ception is at 11:30 a.m. This event is
sponsored by the UClub Foundation
and open to the public.
Char Discovers Rare and
Exciting Antiques Buried in the
UClub Attic
On a day like any other, the Univer-
sity Club’s dining room manager,
Char, was scouring the top floor of
the club looking for plates. He came
across four previously unknown ob-
jects hidden away in a box, and de-
cided to alert Mimi Fahy, the Club’s
general manager. Excited by the
find, Fahy hurried to examine them,
and discovered they were whimsical
antique ceramic Jim Beam liquor
bottles that had, some speculate,
been stored in the University Club
and forgotten.
Delighted by the eclectic bottles,
Fahy decided to dust them off and
put them on display in the UClub’s
Grille Room, for all to view and en-
joy.
“I think they’re really neat,” attests
Fahy. “It’s so cool what kind of
funky, old stuff you can find lying
around this place. Who knows how
long they’ve been up there, and what
the story is behind them.”
 The Burns Supper is a great
success
On January 19th, 2018, the Universi-
ty Club was a vision of plaid and this-
tle, with the mellifluous music of the
bagpipes, and the piano stylings of
Jim Davies flowing through its halls.
A tribute to Scottish culture, and
hosted by club member Duncan C.
Hunter, the 7th annual Burns Supper
was perhaps the most successful ever.
This quaint gathering was a delight to
behold, with tartan-clad guests, jolly
recitations of poetry, songs, and the
supper’s namesake, Robert Burns’
famous work, “Auld Lang Syne,” and
a haggis whose arrival from New Jer-
sey was so zealously awaited it al-
most didn’t make it to the buffet be-
fore its serving dish was licked clean.
Among the highlights was Eric Hop-
pel’s rousing “Address to a Haggis.”
The Federalist Papers: A Series
of Talks by Author and
Historian Giacomo Calabria
Beginning February 15, 2018
Make plans to participate in a four-
part series of talks on The Federalist
Papers by author and historian Gia-
como Calabria beginning Thursday,
February 15. The talks will take
place at the Club from 6:00-7:30
p.m. on alternating Thursdays.
This series invites participants to
examine, discuss, and revel in the
creation of the United States through
some of its most important docu-
ments: The Federalist Papers
We will focus on ten specific essays
authored by Alexander Hamilton,
James Madison, and John Jay. We
will provide background history,
delight over misadventures and anec-
dotes, and ultimately use these docu-
ments to better appreciate and under-
stand the nation we live in to-
day. The program is designed to be
interactive and engage individuals of
all backgrounds
This series is sponsored by The
UClub Foundation and Humanities
New York and is open to the public.
Save The Dates!
Thurs, February 1, 6PM—Book
talk & signing by Capital Region
author Roger Noyes: Clara D.
Noyes, RN: Life of a Global Nurs-
ing Leader
Tuesday, February 6, 11:30AM—
NYS Women’s Suffrage Centenni-
al; a lunchtime talk with the cura-
tors of the spectacular NYS Muse-
um Exhibit.
Save the Dates Continued. . .
Wed, February 14, 5:30PM—
Valentine’s Day Dinner: A Tribute
to Paris, the City of Lights. Special
menu of French-style cuisine will be
offered, with specialty French wines
paired with each menu option. Call
or email for reservations.
Thurs, February 15, 6PM—The
Federalist Papers: First in a series of
talks with Giacomo Calabria.
Thurs, March 1, 6PM—The Feder-
alist Papers talk #2
Fri, March 2, Book launch par ty
for author Akum Norder’s debut:
The History of Here: A House, the
Pine Hills Neighborhood and the
City of Albany. Time tbd.
Fri, March 2, 6PM—Opening re-
ception for 12th UClub Artist in
Residence. Artist to be announced.
Thurs, March 15, 6PM—The Fed-
eralist Papers talk #3
Saturday, March 17 —Traditional
buffet, Guinness, and the parade!
Thurs, March 29, 6PM—The Fed-
eralist Papers final talk, #4
Sunday, April 1—Easter Brunch
Sunday, May 13—Mother’s Day
Brunch
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Prayers, Thanks, and Well-
Wishes to One of Our Own
University Club Secretary Major
Robert Crudden has announced that
he will be deployed to Afghanistan
this month with the New York Army
National Guard through the end of
2018.
We at the University Club would
like to thank Major Crudden sincere-
ly for his service to our country. He
will be in our thoughts and prayers
until he returns to us safely.
Thanks to Dave Hochfelder, who
will fill in as Club Secretary.
 Officers: Amy Kramer, President Directors: Jim Davies Frank Nemeth
Teresa Casey, Vice President Jeffrey Hill Bob Sheehan
Chuck Seifert, Treasurer David Hochfelder Damon Stewart
Robert Crudden, Secretary Geoffrey Hoderath Tim Varney
Nate Maloney, Past President

FEBRUARY 2018
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Lunch &Dinner 2 Lunch 3

6PM Roger Noyes
talk on Clara D Club Closed
Noyes, R.N

4 5 Lunch & Dinner 6 Lunch & Dinner 7 Lunch & Dinner 8 Lunch & Dinner 9 Lunch 10
Torch Club 11:30am Women's
Club Closed Suffrage Talk Club Closed

11 12 Lunch & Dinner 13 Lunch & Dinner 14 Lunch 15 Lunch & Dinner 16 Lunch 17
Valentines Dinner 6p, The Federalist
Club Closed papers talk #1 Club Closed
Giacomo Calabria

18 19 Lunch & Dinner 20 Lunch & Dinner 21 Lunch & Dinner 22 Lunch & Dinner 23 Lunch 24
Lobbyist and Friends
Club Closed Happy Hour 5-7 Club Closed

25 26 Lunch & Dinner 27 Lunch & Dinner 28 Lunch & Dinner 1 Lunch & Dinner 2 Lunch & Dinner 3
1st Friday: Norder
Club Closed Book Launch & Art Club Closed
Opening