Amherst Residents Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Amherst 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 are:

AMHERST: Kristen Adamczyk, psychology; Stacy Bender, psychology; Kara Bennett, English; Bryan Benson, psychology; Shana Brunette, social sciences interdisciplinary; Nicole Carter, psychology; Marisa Dabney, media study; Janee Dabney, media study; Cheryl Distefano, psychology; Kevin Fitzgerald, mathematics; Christine Fleming, communicative disorders and sciences; Natalia Gnatienko, psychology; Alexandra Hart, biomedical sciences; Elizabeth Hong, classics; Alexander Kessler, biomedical sciences; Jungmin Kim, biomedical sciences; Julia Lasch, linguistics; Alissa Mendola, communication; Nicholas Pulera, computer science and engineering; Anna Scime, English; and Lauren Thomann, English.

EAST AMHERST: John Bonanno, political science; Joshua Bloom, political science; Hira Qureshi, biochemistry; and Ann Zykina, social sciences interdisciplinary.

GETZVILLE: Emerson Stevens, classics.

WILLIAMSVILLE: Genevieve Aguera, romance languages and literatures; Shira Bennett, psychology; Laura Bittner, psychology; Susan Dial, chemistry; Jessica Golebiewski, linguistics; Christopher Grandits, psychology; Sandra Hajt, media study; Katherine Jones, psychology; Lauren

Manzella, communication; Jenna Masso, romance languages and literatures; Daniel Soleimani, political science; Jennifer Stabel, biomedical sciences; Alyssa Tevens, psychology; Eric Vaccaro, computer science and engineering; and Katherine Zuk, political science.