227 UB Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Two hundred twenty-seven students at 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.

Those inducted and their majors were:

ALBION: Andrew Plante, biochemistry

ALDEN: Lauren Schroeder, history

AMHERST: Nilesh Ahuja (Williamsville) computer science/management; Misbah Ahmad, chemistry; Amber Anderson, biochemistry; Bruce Chung (East Amherst), biological sciences/computer science and engineering; Anthony Donnelly, mathematics/history; Lisa Fanaro, English; Gregory Gaulocher (East Amherst), psychology; Joseph Hanna, political science; Chad Helmer, studio art; Jamie Herberger (East Amherst), anthropology; Kerry Higgins (Williamsville), biological sciences; Kaising Hwang, computer science/biological sciences; Yuko Kageyama, psychology; Ha-Won Kang, sociology; Hye-Jin Kim (Williamsville), psychology; Joshua Korman (Snyder), English; Amy Kracker (Williamsville), social sciences interdisciplinary

Also, Michael Krajewski (Williamsville), history; Yuri Kubota, art history; Nathan McMurray, political science; Paul Meka (Snyder), chemistry; Kathleen O'Brien (Williamsville), psychology; Ajay Panchal (East Amherst), biological sciences; Matthew Peer, chemistry; Carrie Quinlan, political science; Milish Risbood (Williamsville), biophysics/biochemistry; Lauren Scott (Williamsville), biological sciences; Eileen Seah (Snyder), psychology; Sheetal Sheth (Williamsville), English; Tina Song (Williamsville), political science; Soon Tan, psychology; Alla Tauber (East Amherst), biological sciences; Angela Weis (Getzville), political science

APALACHIN: Sandra Goodrich, social sciences interdisciplinary; Matthew Sweeney, English/computer science and engineering

ATTICA: Joseph Beck, mathematics/economics

BALDWINSVILLE: Alexix Lemon, social sciences interdisciplinary-languages and literature

BEMUS POINT: Brooks Bohall, chemistry

BLOOMFIELD: Jerrod Blair, biological sciences

BOSTON, N.Y.: Gretchen Hess, social sciences interdisciplinary-psychology

BROCKPORT: Jordan Markham, chemistry; Alison Rice, modern languages and literatures/Spanish

BROOKLYN: Danielle Friedman, media study; Anna Kong, social sciences interdisciplinary; Marcy Levitt, social sciences interdisciplinary; Umar Moulta-Ali, sociology

BUFFALO: Evan Ahlheim, media study; Andrea Barkley, linguistics; David Bartels, English/political science; Laura Bouza, media study; Bryna Burrell, special major; Jeremy Czerw, English; Christian DiCanio, linguistics; Scott Dobkovsky, psychology; Al'Ai Flores, biophysical sciences; John Gang, history/social sciences interdisciplinary; Lindsay Gutierrez, psychology; Cread Hietakangas, anthropology; Karolynn Jones, social sciences interdisciplinary; Mark Josef, computer science and engineering/philosophy; Mark Kogutowski, psychology; Lisa Krieger, political science; Andreas Kunz, modern languages and literatures/Spanish; Joshua Lovejoy, political science/classics; Elizabeth McLean-Plunkett, anthropology; Katharine Monin, English/psychology; Sean O'Connor, geography; Lisa Rafferty, English; Julia Roberts, political science; Jessica Smith, English/special major; Nobuko Takesue, art history; Kathryn Wheel, special major; Johanna Wyers, English; Jeongchul Yoo, computer science

CAMILLUS: Michael Fitzgerald, chemistry

CAZENOVIA: Amy Fuller, biological sciences/psychology

CHEEKTOWAGA: Kimberly Arnold, political science; Michael Cercone, psychology; Christina Costa, biological sciences/anthropology; Deanna Marasciulo, communicative disorders and sciences

CICERO: Amy Bustin, psychology

CLARENCE CENTER: Rosanna Musso, political science; Heather Zimmermann, social sciences interdisciplinary

CLIFTON PARK: Jeffrey Delmerico, physics/mathematics; Alexander Etringer, mathematics/modern languages and literatures; Manoj Iyer, biological sciences; Rashmi Kaul, psychology; Margo Pogorzelski, management/modern languages and literatures

COLDEN: Kellie Downey, special major

CORNING: Corey Rynders, political science

CORFU: Amy Saleh, biological sciences/special major

DANSVILLE: Theresa Lawler, geology

DELEVAN: Melynda Schneider, social sciences interdisciplinary

DELMAR: Thomas Downes, physics/computer science and engineering; Elizabeth Fox-Solomon, political science

DEPEW: Amy Brzezinski, psychology; Pamela Cocol, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary; Rebecca Cwiklinski, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary; Darla Martin-Gorski, political science; Lori Wittman, social sciences interdisciplinary

DOUGLASTON: Andrew Franklin, modern languages and literatures/Spanish

EAST AURORA: Matthew Davis, political science/economics

ELMA: James Gleason, biological sciences; Kerrie Krol, psychology

ENDICOTT: En Chen, anthropology; Christina Lashway, psychology

FAIRPORT: Garret Lau, chemistry; Tammy Milillo, chemistry

FARGO, N.D.: Daniel Cvijanovich, philosophy

FLUSHING: Gina Hayes, biological sciences

FOREST HILLS: Courtney Weiser, communicative disorders and sciences

FRESH MEADOWS: Mara Sommer, biological sciences

GOSHEN: Celia Seaton, English

GRAND ISLAND: Bethany Cap, political science; Shannon Casey, psychology; Judah Gibson, art; Michael Lucinski, political science; Sarah Molnar, psychology; John Robida, biological sciences; Georgina Volanis, psychology

GRANGER, IN.: Andrea Junkans, French

HAMBURG: Kristen Bernas, sociology; Marc Krawiec, English

HAUPPAUGE: Adina Weidenbaum, sociology

HOLLAND: Michael Perini, history/classics

HORSEHEADS: Michael Petroziello, biological sciences

HUNTINGTON: Elizabeth Dose, communicative disorders and sciences

HAMLIN: Andrew Hamilton, philosophy

JASPER: Rita Ditondo, economics

JORDAN: Kristine Kent, psychology

KINGSTON: Jared Chrispell, biochemistry

LAFAYETTE: Richard Kowalski, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary

LAKE PLACID: Turner Gutmann, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary

LANCASTER: Katie Hewitt, modern languages and literatures/Spanish; James Janis, art history; Steven Miecznikowski, media study; Dawn Palaszewski, biological sciences; Kris Spaeth, biological sciences

LATHAM: Elina Kazdoy, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary

LIVERPOOL: Andrea McLaughlin, English/psychology

LOCKPORT: Shaun Marker, social sciences interdisciplinary; Stefanie Miller, biological sciences/anthropology; Marc Neubauer, chemistry; Diane Robinson, psychology; Jenny Schmich, biological sciences/psychology

LOUDONVILLE: Jenna Keenan, psychology

MANLIUS: Jennifer Lake, biological sciences/special major

MARCELLUS: Gregory Schneider, mathematics

MERRICK: Alyson Berman, psychology

MIDDLEPORT: Jason Henninger, modern languages and literatures/French

MIDDLESEX: Kelly Gilman, political science/social sciences interdisciplinary

MONSEY: Amy Glazer, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary

NEW CITY: Robert Golemba, history; Randi Manber, communicative disorders and sciences

NEW HYDE PARK: Karen Kuba, psychology/sociology

NEW ROCHELLE: Jonathan Carroll, anthropology

NEW YORK CITY: Edward Chen, psychology; Corrine Novak, psychology

NIAGARA FALLS: Heather Ambrose, geology; Maria Baldassarre, English/modern languages and literatures; Jessica Kumm, political science; Shannon McAuliffe, psychology; Molly Timko, anthropology

NORTH TONAWANDA: Kristen Duquette, psychology; Matthew Gabel, German; Joseph Mure, chemistry; Stephen Scull, biological sciences; Erin Terry, history; Carolyn Wiech, biological sciences

NORTH WOODMERE: Roy Bachar, anthropology

OLEAN: Brent Anderson, economics; Nicole Dionne, anthropology

ONTARIO: Scott Stamback, Jr., physics/philosophy

ORCHARD PARK: Erik Farquhar, chemistry; Heidi Vance, pharmacology and toxicology/biological sciences

OSWEGO: Michael Milligan, physics

PHILADELPHIA, N.Y.: Andrew Huntress, mathematics

PITTSFORD: Jacqueline Nale, psychology/social sciences interdisciplinary

RICHMOND HILL: Kerry-Ann Lindo, history

ROCHESTER: Jessica Metzger, modern languages and literatures/Spanish

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Sara Center, English

SCHENECTADY: Kristin Laviolette, communication; Matthew Steigman, geography

SEAFORD: Darren Bazini, biochemistry; Jennifer Sacks, psychology/sociology

SOUTH DAYTON: Melissa Farley, geology

SOUTH WALES: Amanda Darling, political science

SPENCERPORT: Elizabeth Dollinger, economics

SPRAKERS: Rachael Vinyard, social sciences interdisciplinary

SPRINGVILLE: Matthew Schrantz, history

STATEN ISLAND: Felicia Stocco, communicative disorders and sciences

SUGAR GROVE, PA: Tomasz Wieladek, economics/modern languages and literatures

SYRACUSE: Claire Gorman, English; Pamela Wickham, psychology

TONAWANDA: Janet Balicki, anthropology; Danielle Boorman, anthropology; Victoria Dahm (Kenmore), mathematics; Kathryn English, English; Gary Glaser (Kenmore), biological sciences/special major; Jillian Hemstock, political science; Jason Jefferson, biological sciences; Abdullah Sallaj, philosophy; Kanae Shinomiya, art history

TROY: Emily Smith, English

UNIONVILLE, ONTARIO: Danielle Sheather, theatre and dance/psychology

VESTAL: Katherina Bendz, biological sciences/chemistry; Sarah Patrick, psychology

VICTOR: Kristin Karl, linguistics/modern languages and literatures

WEBSTER: Derrick Dupuis, biological sciences; Colleen Murphy, economics

WELLSVILLE: Andrea Vossler, history/modern languages and literatures

WEST SENECA: Kristin Arcara, chemistry; Molly Dahl, modern languages and literatures/French; Sara Henderson, social sciences interdisciplinary-environmental; Adrian Levesque, media study; Daniel McSkimming, mathematics; Christopher Schobert, media study; Debra Semanscin, psychology; Stephanie Straw, political science

WHITNEY POINT: Breckglyn Miller, chemistry/psychology

YONKERS: Rebecca Grayson, biochemistry; Leigh Rieper, social sciences interdisciplinary; Jillian Russo, history/art history

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS: Thomas Betjeman, philosophy; Matthew Sclafani, media study