UB Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa

By Sue Wuetcher

Release Date: June 13, 2007 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Residents of Western New York and the Finger Lakes region attending the University at Buffalo recently were inducted into the Omicron Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.

Students selected to be members must be seniors graduating in a liberal arts degree program or one of a small number of juniors. They must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher with 85 credit hours completed, or 3.50 or higher with 100 credit hours completed.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University of New York. UB's more than 27,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.

The students who were inducted, their areas of study and their hometowns are:

ALLEGANY: Amanda Karl, romance languages and literatures, and Aaron Young, media study.

AVON: Christopher White, geology.

BATAVIA: Sarah Hoffarth, communication.

BEMUS POINT: Sheri Waldron, communicative disorders and sciences.

BLOOMFIELD: Kimberly Pritchard, art.

BROCTON: Frank Bartela, political science.

CHURCHVILLE: Kyle Anderson, theatre and dance.

DANSVILLE: Megan Lawler, social sciences interdisciplinary, and Michael Rose, media study.

DUNKIRK: Jillian Reading, psychology.

FAIRPORT: Ashley Brubaker, psychology; Erin Hoppe, psychology; and Cassandra Poray, psychology.

FARMINGTON: Holly Savage, social sciences interdisciplinary.

FREDONIA: Joanna Rose, psychology.

GENESEO: Kaitlin Bailey, mathematics.

GENEVA: Lindsey Pashley, psychology, and Emily Swingly, psychology.

HOLLEY: Matthew Bertrand, pharmacology and toxicology.

HONEOYE FALLS: Anna Hansen, communicative disorders and sciences.

MAYVILLE: Amy Hinman, communication.

OLEAN: Ashley Bennett, biological sciences.

ONTARIO: Benjamin Moeller, physics.

PENFIELD: Patrick Hines, political science.

PHELPS: Megan Malchoff, social sciences interdisciplinary.

PITTSFORD: Erik Jaanimagi, anthropology; Stacey Lampell, psychology; and Brooke Shaughnessy, psychology.

ROCHESTER: Nathan Brandwein, psychology; Katie Ehlers, English; Nicholas Falco, biochemistry; Gina Ferro, psychology; Stephanie Garvia, psychology; Lisa Gellner, psychology; Marisa Irwin, psychology; Alexander Kitt, physics; Matthew Miller, English; Ola Mscichowski, biomedical sciences; and Todd Reeves, psychology.

SLATERVILLE SPRINGS: Callie Armstrong, psychology.

VICTOR: Michael Simson, anthropology.

WATERLOO: Amanda Jetty, anthropology.

WEBSTER: Devin Callan, psychology; Cara Carlevatti. Social sciences interdisciplinary; Paul Ehmann, mathematics; Rebecca Haefner, psychology; Melissa Marino, romance languages and literatures; Chloe Ruebeck, communicative disorders and sciences; and Kristina Russell, psychology.

WEST FALLS: Amy Hardy, romance languages and literatures.

WYOMING: Will Taylor, social sciences interdisciplinary.