Release Date: June 15, 2007 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Residents of the Albany area, the Hudson Valley and the New York City area 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:
ALBANY: Terry Kallner, biomedical sciences, and Jenifer Scarcella, English.
BALLSTON LAKE: John Sgambati, communication.
BAYSIDE: Hiu Ying Chung, English; Sara Hochrad, communicative disorders and sciences; and Sara Koenig, sociology.
BELLMORE: Stacey Sabilia, theatre and dance.
BETHPAGE: Joseph Bestreich, social sciences interdisciplinary.
BRONX: Ka Ho Tong, political science.
BROOKLYN: Richard Ang, psychology; Dmitry Braynin, political science; Joshua Colson, psychology; Anna Duzhanskaya, communicative disorders and sciences; Cari Engelmann, communicative disorders and sciences; Vincent Lee, chemistry; Pauline Roth, history; Sze Wan Wong, psychology; and Daisy Wong, anthropology.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS: Tiffany Bates, history.
CENTERPORT: Allison Lambert, media study.
CLIFTON PARK: Catherine Barnum, visual studies.
COMMACK: Alison Bellina, psychology.
DIX HILLS: Pamela Rosen, social sciences interdisciplinary.
FLUSHING: Maureen Ballin, psychology, and Nigina Khasidova, philosophy.
FREEPORT: Christine Martin, social sciences interdisciplinary.
GANSEVOORT: Jessica Benway, theatre and dance.
HILLSDALE: Amy Hansen, anthropology.
HUNTINGTON: Meghan Dunn, psychology.
INWOOD: Kelly Masone, communicative disorders and sciences.
LIVINGSTON MANOR: Tammy Greynolds, visual studies.
MALVERNE: Lindsey Schmidt, social sciences interdisciplinary.
MAMARONECK: Yveth Ramos, social sciences interdisciplinary.
MANHATTAN: Angel Rosario, psychology.
MASTIC: Ann Olivo, linguistics.
MERRICK: Ian Axelrod, political science, and Ally Shuster, women's studies.
NASSAU: Caitlyn Hughes, theatre and dance.
NESCONSET: Ryan McNerney, history.
NEWBURGH: Tara Sullivan, English.
NEW CITY: Evan Bracconeri, media study; Jennifer Moccio, communication; and Anita Moursalian, economics.
NEW HYDE PARK: Rachel Oyama, theatre and dance.
NISKAYUNA: Alexandria Piedmont, biomedical sciences, and Jenifer Scharphorn, romance languages and literatures.
NORTH BABYLON: Patricia Arend, psychology.
OLD BETHPAGE: Sheri Katz, communicative disorders and sciences.
OZONE PARK: Laura Ingenito, communicative disorders and sciences.
PEEKSKILL: Marissa Chabon, English.
PENNELLVILLE: Chris Reagen, history.
PLAINVIEW: Jeremy Burton, English; Fara Ditkowsky, communicative disorders and sciences; and Tamara Helfer, psychology.
PORT WASHINGTON: Valerie Kondilis, psychology.
POUGHQUAG: Catherine Dunning, English.
SARATOGA SPRINGS: Anthony Zacharakis, physics.
SAUQUIOT: Justin Donahoe, history, and Colleen Tomasso, communication.
SCHENECTADY: Ian Thompson, biomedical sciences.
SCOTIA: Courtney Halsdorf, chemistry, and Megan Ryan, social sciences interdisciplinary.
SEAFORD: Brooke Nuoffer, history.
SOMERS: Dylan Hall, philosophy.
SOUTH FALLSBURG: Jacqueline Levine, communicative disorders and sciences.
SYOSSET: Robert Adler, political science, and Suzanne Feinstein, theatre and dance.
VALLEY COTTAGE: David Spira, history.
VALLEY STREAM: Whitney Hecker, communicative disorders and sciences.
WOODBURY: Jessica Grinacoff, biological sciences.
WOODMERE: Morgan Gottfried, psychology.
YONKERS: Rachel Kupersmith, history.