Erie County Residents Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Erie County residents attending 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.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University 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 University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.

The students who were inducted, their areas of study and their hometowns are:

AKRON: Rachel Kleparek, visual studies, and Jennifer Stachura, English.

ALDEN: Elliot Zyglis, history.

CHAFFEE: Jillian Murphy, biomedical sciences.

CHEEKTOWAGA: Colleen Burton, English; Allison Ernst, visual studies; Andrew Kistner, anthropology; Meagan McDonald, social sciences interdisciplinary; Natalie Merlino, biological sciences; Jennifer Sowinski, political science; Tam Tran, communication; and Kenneth Wierzbowski, media study.

CLARENCE: Kira Brice, social sciences interdisciplinary; Kellie Cotter, biological sciences; Heidi Griffiths, romance languages and literatures; Nicole Slootsky, psychology; and Mariana Sobczak, psychology.

CLARENCE CENTER: Alyssa Brown, mathematics, and Kelly Spoth, social sciences interdisciplinary.

DEPEW: Nicole Arcangel, theatre and dance; Brenda Basile, psychology; Amanda Kraska, mathematics; Agnieszka Laskowski, biochemistry; and Deanna Makowski, communication.

EAST AURORA: Natalia Crofut, English, and Jeremy Morlock, communication.

EDEN: Brianna Harris, psychology.

ELBA: Amanda Benz, psychology.

GRAND ISLAND: Christina Coates, psychology; Nicholas Hahn, computer science and engineering; Nicholas Rossi, political science; and Timothy Szczykutowicz, physics.

HAMBURG: Sherry Lesser, political science; Leila Manteghi, romance languages and literatures; Abbie Potts, mathematics; William Seychew, English; Marc Siebert, chemistry; Celia Szczur, sociology; and Rebecca Wanat, English.

LACKAWANNA: Daniel Hatem, political science.

LAKEVIEW: Renee Battaglia, psychology.

LANCASTER: Jason Delzer, media study; Melissa Lafratta, psychology; Caitlin Militello, linguistics; Jenine Paner, theatre and dance; Jennifer Townsend, psychology; Allison Waliger, communication; and Tessa Walker, social sciences interdisciplinary.

ORCHARD PARK: Marie Batt, music; Stephanie Boris, classics; Ryan Brown, computer science and engineering; Nicholas Dolce, media study; Sarah Kelly, social sciences interdisciplinary; Shannon Siener, psychology; and Mark Wisniewski, biological sciences.

TONAWANDA: Adele Corbett, visual studies; Jeffrey Ferris, geology; Michael Golden, biological sciences; Michael Habberfield (Kenmore), social sciences interdisciplinary; Jessie Kandel, English; Evan Kolber, geography; James McMillan, physics; Brian Meagher, mathematics; Jessica Minney, English; Kristen Paris, biological sciences; Emily Polino (Kenmore), theatre and dance; Peter Rizzo, English; Lee Sobieski (Kenmore), social sciences interdisciplinary; Bonnie Taylor, theatre and dance; Jill Twist, English; and Nicole Williams, communication.

WEST SENECA: Kimberly Butts, political science; Julie Jones, sociology; Craig Keller, biological sciences; Karen Makar, social sciences interdisciplinary; Evan Reed, biological sciences; and Carrie Weremblewski, psychology.