UB Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa

By Sue Wuetcher

Release Date: June 15, 2007 This content is archived.

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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.