Noah Jenkins, 2025 Outstanding Senior on Economics

Our graduating students are recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences for their incredible achievements.

Every year, each College of Arts and Sciences department selects a graduating senior who has demonstrated exceptional diligence and promise during their time at the University at Buffalo. These students’ efforts have distinguished them among their peers and set an inspiring example of academic and personal achievement. In recognition of their accomplishments, each student receives a certificate and an engraved award.

Noah Jenkins of Rochester, N.Y., graduates summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts in economics, mathematics and political science. Jenkins is a student in the University Honors College and is a member of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society and is a College of Arts and Sciences student ambassador. Jenkins is the recipient of the UB Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, the 2023-24 Joseph W. and Kenneth P. Kogut Brothers of New York Mills Economic Development Award and the 2022-23 Matthew Scarpati Endowed Scholarship Fund. He also worked with Associate Professor Joanne Song McLaughlin in the McNair Summer Research Program researching the impact of Medicaid Expansion on Crime. He served as a research assistant at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has worked as a student tutor in mathematics and statistics. After graduation, Jenkins will work as a research associate at Harvard Business School.

See the other Outstanding Seniors in the College of Arts & Sciences here.