The State University of New York at Geneseo will be inducting 87 students into the college’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa this spring, prompted by their recent election by the college’s faculty. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most widely known academic honor society. Students from both the junior and senior classes are selected each spring for membership into the organization.
About 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher learning have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Geneseo is currently the only undergraduate SUNY college with a chapter, which was established in 2004.
The following students were elected from the senior class, some of whom graduated in December (all hometowns are in New York unless noted otherwise):
Brittany Abraham, Spencerport; Jennifer Amico, Rochester; Andrew Arcese, Middle Village; Heather Barcomb, Moreau; Elena Beideck, Saranac Lake; Natalie Benson, Endicott; Anna Biuso, Ontario; Lauren Brandt, Monroe; Jade Brown, Bronx; Marielle Burnett, Ridgewood; Vanessa Calle, Bronx; Ellie Camanzo, Southhold; Rachel Campbell, Fillmore; Jacob Canavan, E. Amherst; Stephanie Carelli, Monroe; David Chin, Chestnut Ridge; Jacqueline Christensen, Sayville; Jennipher Colas, Geneseo; Joshua DeJoy, Hopewell Junction; Aideen Dempsey, Monroe; Francesca DiGiorgio, Slingerlands; Kiaya Rose Dilsner-Lopez, Oceanside; Erica Doherty, Centereach; Adam Dohrenwend, Woodridge; Natalie DuBois, East Aurora; Ashley Edwards, Marilla; Lauren Eisinger, Sauquoit; Allan Engelbert, Hilton; Maxwell English, Greenwich; Kendall FitzGerald, Manorville; Chloe Forsell, Westfield; Maria Gershuni, Brooklyn; Evan Goldstein, Brewster; David Gomez, Peekskill; Paige Gordon, Syracuse; Tessa Horn, Flushing; Mohammed Hossain, Brooklyn; Ooha Kambhampati, New Hartford; Alexis Kidder, Akron; Sarah Kowalski, Williamsville; Carrie Lang, Troy; Amber Lin, Elmhurst; Naomi Love, Huntington; Olivia MacDonald, Ossining; Daniel Maggio, Seaford; Michelle Markowitz, Webster; Megan Martel, Albany; Thomas McCarthy, Frisco, Texas; Matthew McClure, Geneseo; Elizabeth Messana, Yonkers; Samantha Misa, Bovina Center; Zachary Muhlbauer, Pittsford; Mika Naor, Rhinebeck; David Nicholas, Johnson City; Sara Niles, Clifton Park; Monica Pack, Elma; John Panus, Olean; Mckenzie Prunier, Saratoga Springs; Shauna Ricketts, Cold Spring; Katherine Roche, Manlius; Corinne Shanahan, Getzville; Claire Shanklin, Shoreham; Braeden Sharer, Cortland; Sarah Simon, New York; Stephanie Sojda, Batavia; Jessica Steidle, Nunda; Sarah Steil, Merrick; Maria Suarez, White Plains; Elizabeth Sullivan, Queensbury; David Terner, Kingston; Fabian Thompson, Bronx; Ashley Tibett, Smithtown; Christine Toufexis, Williamsville; James Wade, Larchmont; Adam Wegman, Kenmore; Naomi Wilson, Fairport; Katherine Zaslavsky, Endwell; and Jenna Zomback, N. Bellmore.
The following students were elected from the junior class (all hometowns are in New York unless noted otherwise):
Julia Cameron, Sayville; Jeffrey Doser, Penfield; Lara Finnerty-Haggerty, Brooklyn; Thomas Hurysz, Clifton Park; Brendan Mahoney, Kingston, NH; Samantha Martin, Saranac Lake; Kyle Powers, Vestal; Dillon Ramsey, Arcade; Zachary Veith, Hyde Park.
Media Contact:
David Irwin
(585) 245-5529
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