Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1951

  • Top Winner: Robert Kolenkow
  • 2nd Place: Frederick Ernst Jr.
  • 3rd Place: Robert Simpson

Remaining Top Ten in abc order:

  • Karl Berkelman
  • Conrad Chester
  • Rhea Gendzier (Mendoza)
  • Peter Schneider
  • Robert Spangler
  • Richard Thomson
  • Nick Wheeler

Gala Speaker
Dr. Henry DeWolf Smyth

1951 Science Talent Search finalists with President Truman at the White House

1951 Semifinalist Book

1951 Alumni Updates

We welcome and encourage updates on alumniĀ from the Science Talent Search in 1951; please contact us with information.

 

1951 Finalists

Karl Berkelman Lewiston ME
Paul Braverman Brooklyn NY
Stephen Brush Orono ME
James Butler Lakewood OH
Derrell Chambers Paso Robles CA
Lucile Charnley Gypsum KS
Conrad Chester Roslyn Heights NY
Cynthia Cooper Lebanon PA
Jimmy Cowan, III Maryville TN
Patricia Cummisford Arlington Heights IL
John Demkovich New Brunswick NJ
John Dennison Keyser WV
Edmund Drauglis Philadelphia PA
William Earle Eas Bridgewater MA
Frederick Ernst, Jr Ardsley NY
Robert Feldstein Manhatten NY
Lois Frolen Eugene OR
Rhea Gendzier New York NY
Mary Goldsmith College Park MD
Donald Johnson Berkeley CA
Robert Kolenkow Niagara Falls NY
David Larson Cloquet MN
Douglas McColm New York NY
Daniel Norris Sylvania OH
Eva Novotny Forest Hills NY
Robert Rosen Brooklyn NY
Dorothy Rosenthal Croton-on-Hudson NY
Peter Schneider Brooklyn NY
Katherine Shouby Lafayette CA
Owen Shteir Dutch Neck NJ
John Sibilia Newark NJ
Paul Sieffert Pittsburgh PA
Robert Simpson Kenmore NY
Robert Spangler Celina OH
Dana Spencer Arlington MA
James Stewart Harrison NY
Richard Thomson Delmar NY
Lennard Wharton Exeter NH
Nick Wheeler The Dalles OR
Carol Wiens Independence CA