Amherst Residents Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

By Sue Wuetcher

Release Date: June 14, 2007 This content is archived.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Amherst residents 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 and their areas of study are:

AMHERST: Kristen Adamczyk, psychology; Stacy Bender, psychology; Kara Bennett, English; Bryan Benson, psychology; Shana Brunette, social sciences interdisciplinary; Nicole Carter, psychology; Marisa Dabney, media study; Janee Dabney, media study; Cheryl Distefano, psychology; Kevin Fitzgerald, mathematics; Christine Fleming, communicative disorders and sciences; Natalia Gnatienko, psychology; Alexandra Hart, biomedical sciences; Elizabeth Hong, classics; Alexander Kessler, biomedical sciences; Jungmin Kim, biomedical sciences; Julia Lasch, linguistics; Alissa Mendola, communication; Nicholas Pulera, computer science and engineering; Anna Scime, English; and Lauren Thomann, English.

EAST AMHERST: John Bonanno, political science; Joshua Bloom, political science; Hira Qureshi, biochemistry; and Ann Zykina, social sciences interdisciplinary.

GETZVILLE: Emerson Stevens, classics.

WILLIAMSVILLE: Genevieve Aguera, romance languages and literatures; Shira Bennett, psychology; Laura Bittner, psychology; Susan Dial, chemistry; Jessica Golebiewski, linguistics; Christopher Grandits, psychology; Sandra Hajt, media study; Katherine Jones, psychology; Lauren

Manzella, communication; Jenna Masso, romance languages and literatures; Daniel Soleimani, political science; Jennifer Stabel, biomedical sciences; Alyssa Tevens, psychology; Eric Vaccaro, computer science and engineering; and Katherine Zuk, political science.