UB Students Inducted to Prestigious Academic Honor Society

Phi Beta Kappa is widely considered the highest general academic honor an American undergraduate can receive. This year, a diverse and talented group of University at Buffalo students joined the ranks.

The 2023 class includes 53 College of Arts and Sciences and dual-major students. Inducted students join a cast of famous members like Amanda Gorman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Peyton Manning, Jeff Bezos, Ta-Nehisi Coates and more.

The new UB members were officially inducted into the prestigious academic honor society on Thursday, May 4 on the University at Buffalo’s North Campus. The induction to Phi Beta Kappa is a testament to a student’s exceptional achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Students are nominated to join by a selection committee under rigorous guidelines. In addition to being an undergraduate student who completed 90 hours of diverse breadth and depth coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher, students must also demonstrate an intermediate proficiency in a foreign language.

The 2023 UB members include:

Ambre Amat, Environmental Geoscience BS
Chidalu Myrrh Anameze, Biomedical Science BS
Chidera Gold Anameze, Biomedical Science BS
Sari Hope Arrow, Psychology BA
Nicole Caroline Bradley, Political Science BA
Anthony Cala, Asain Studies BA
Bradley Castiglia, Anthropology BA; History BA; Psychology BA
Hiu Laam Chau, Computer Science BS
Emma Correia, Linguistics BA; Spanish BA
Marah Crapser, Criminology BA; Sociology BA
Adam Dounane, Communication BA; French BA
Hayley Feibel, Psychology BA; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary BA
Cole Patrick Fredericks, Psychology BS
Brittany Futia, Biomedical Science BS
Emma Catherine Gandolfi, Psychology BS
Lennon Nicholas Greco, Political Science BA
Akashpreet Singh Grewal, Biomedical Science BS
Vaishali Gupta, Biological Sciences BS
Jessica Nicole Gurbacki, Psychology BS
Jack Hamer, English BA; Political Science BA
Amanda Healey, Dance BA, Linguistics BA
Thinh Tao Xuan Ho, Mathematics BS
Aliya N. Hyman, Biological Science BS
Samiha Islam, Social Sciences Interdisciplinary BA; Statistics BA
Hannah Elizabeth Kloss, Computer Science BA
Haeni Lee, Biomedical Science BS
Shanah Lee, Biomedical Science BS
Lawrence Z. Lin, Philosophy BA; Political Science BA
Luna Liu, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS
Celia Marie Lynch, English BA
Abigail Makofske, Speech and Hearing Science BA
Jean Emile Mars, Jr., Biomedical Science BS
Gabriela Miletsky, Biomedical Science BS
Olivia Joanne Obuhanych, Biomedical Science BS
Sunny Oh, Psychology BA
Krish Patel, Mathematics BA; Physics BS
Prasiddhi Patel, Biological Sciences BS
Khanh Le Ngoc Pham, Biochemistry BS
Julia Quan, Biomedical Science BS
Corrin Mae Raynor, Criminology BA
Cristina Rocha, Linguistics BA; Speech and Hearing Science BA
Brooke Mari Romania, Linguistics BA; Cognitive Science BA
Dania Ammar Salah, Biomedical Science BS
Jeanne Theresa Sebesta, Environmental Studies BS
Omeed Abram Tartak, Psychology BA
Mythili Thamilchelvam, Psychology BA
Lucien Tranchina, History BA
Nina Vair, Communication BA; Spanish BA
Laura Vargas Leon, Medical Technology BS
Sarah Ann Vicari, Psychology BA
Jiaqi Wei, Psychology BA
Joyce Yan, Biomedical Science BS
Hang Yin, Communication BA

Founded in 1776, membership is touted as a mark of distinction recognized by graduate schools and employers throughout the country. According to Phi Beta Kappa, the organization is “uniquely equipped to advocate for the value and benefits of liberal arts and sciences education.”

For more information, visit the Phi Beta Kappa webpage.