Buffalo Residents Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo 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 and their areas of study, arranged by zip code, are:

14201: Michael Gallisdorfer, social sciences interdisciplinary, and Peter Pascatore, classics.

14207: Gloria Kornowski, sociology.

14209: Tamar Izcovich, psychology, and Joshua Russell, psychology.

14210: James McEvoy, psychology.

14213: Julie Daisley, English.

14214: Rahul Chopra, mathematics; Yelizaveta Goldfarb, English; Hye Ji Lee, communication; Ting Fang Lin, communication; Alex Nelson, English; and Kristin Yates, psychology.

14215: Madelyn Henry, psychology.

14216: Jamie Borow, psychology; Leslie Feldballe, linguistics; Daniel Geyer, romance languages and literatures; 14220: John Burdick, sociology; Shannon Burke, English; Matthew Peters, social sciences interdisciplinary; and Tracy Giblin, visual studies.

14220: William Moretti, media study.

14222: Gabe Goodwin, music.