Release Date: June 13, 2007 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Residents of Western New York and the Finger Lakes region attending the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ 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.