Six Union Student-Athletes Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Six Union College student-athletes were among the 37 students recognized for their outstanding academic achievements with induction into the Union College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the College announced this week.
 
Union boasts New York State’s oldest chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and the fifth-oldest in the United States, having inducted students since 1817.
 
Juniors and seniors of academic distinction who are candidates for bachelor of arts or general bachelor of science degrees are eligible for membership into Phi Beta Kappa. Election is based on scholarship and character, with particular attention given to intellectual maturity and breadth, and is one of the biggest distinctions given for academic achievement.
 
Six different Union sports were represented in this year’s class of Phi Beta Kappa inductees. The six Union student-athletes from the Class of 2025 elected into Phi Beta Kappa this year are: Liz Bentsianov (women’s golf), Wyatt Goldfisher (men’s soccer), Emma Hebert (women’s hockey), Sarah Murphy (women’s lacrosse), Aurelie Truquet (women’s swimming & diving) and Josh Vaidman (men’s crew). The sextet are joined in Phi Beta Kappa by classmate Liam McGovern (men’s lacrosse), who was inducted last year and finished his collegiate lacrosse career this spring.
 
Click here to read the College’s full release: https://www.union.edu/news/stories/202506/phi-beta-kappa-inducts-new-members