Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1948
- Top Boy: Andrew Kende
- Top Girl: Barbara Searle (Wolff)
- 2nd Place Boy: Kurt Kohn
- 2nd Place Girl: Laura Roth (Maurer)
Remaining Top Twelve in alphabetical order:
- Igor Alexeff
- Gene Baraff
- Gerald Howett
- Alan Johnston
- Alan LeSchack
- Gerhard Rayna
- R. Daniel Rigal
- David Yphantis
Gala Speaker: W.W. Waymack
1948 Semifinalist Book
1948 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1948; please contact us with information.
1948 Finalists
| Igor | Alexeff | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Gene | Baraff | Jamaica | NY |
| Richard | Berry | Denver | CO |
| Ronald | Breslow | Rahway | NJ |
| George | Camamis | New Brunswick | NJ |
| Elmon | Coe | Phoenix | AZ |
| Ursel | Curtis | Kew Gardens | NY |
| Charlotte | Decker | Chicago | IL |
| William | Dibble | Glendale | CA |
| David | Geller | Oak Park | IL |
| Gerald | Howett | Brooklyn | NY |
| John | Jamieson, Jr | Floral Park | NJ |
| Alan | Johnston | Van Nuys | CA |
| Andrew | Kende | Evanston | IL |
| George | Koehler | Madison | WI |
| Kurt | Kohn | New York | NY |
| Alan | LeSchack | Brooklyn | NY |
| Michael | Lubin | Staten Island | NY |
| Paul | Martin | Long Island City | NY |
| Robert | Mazo | Flushing | NY |
| Jerry | Miller | Canton | OH |
| Marjorie | Moldenhauer | Brodhead | WI |
| Roy | Peacock | Springfield | OR |
| Edward | Poindexter | Lansing | MI |
| Gerhard | Rayna | New York | NY |
| James | Richardson | Sioux Falls | SD |
| R | Rigal | Liberty Center | OH |
| Eugene | Rodemich | St Louis | MO |
| Laura | Roth | Rockville Centre | NY |
| Nancy | Rowe | Canton | OH |
| Patricia | Ruttenberg | Los Angeles | CA |
| Millicent | Sawyer | West Terre Haute | IN |
| Lawrence | Schaad | Logan | OH |
| Walter | Scheider | New York | NY |
| Barbara | Searle | Flushing | NY |
| Paul | Shlicta | Brooklyn | NY |
| Herbert | Teager | Brooklyn | NY |
| Charles | Wilcox | Cos Cob | CT |
| David | Yphantis | Boston | MA |
| Stanley | Zisk | Dorchester | MA |