Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1961

  • Top Winner: Joshua Wallman
  • 2nd Place: Edward Jones
  • 3rd Place: William Adkins III
  • 4th Place: Daniel Kleinman
  • 5th Place: Harriet Fell
  • 6th Place: Robert Axelrod
  • 7th Place: Michael Newlon

 

  • Gala Speaker:
    Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson with the 1961 Science Talent Search finalists in the White House.

1961 Semifinalist Book

1961 Alumni Updates

We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1961; please contact us with information.

1961 Science Talent Search finalists at the Capitol

1961 Finalists

William Adkins III Melbourne FL
Richard Alben Brooklyn NY
Thomas Andrews, Jr Cheverly MD
Robert Axelrod Skokie IL
Bernard Barisas, Jr Kansas City MO
Herbert Bernstein Brooklyn NY
Douglas Chessen Denver CO
Mary Coleman Cedar Falls IA
Barry Dworkin Chicago IL
Margaret Essenberg Cheverly MD
Harriet Fell Flushing NY
Donald Fox Phoenix AZ
Robert Gordon Brooklyn NY
Anna Harkins, Jr Ft Worth TX
Donald Hoffman Wollaston MA
James Hosford Atlanta GA
Wayne Hubbell Beaverton OR
Edward Jones Arlington VA
Paul Josephson Omaha NE
Daniel Kane, Jr Atlanta GA
Laura Kaufman Brooklyn NY
Daniel Kleinman Louisville KY
James Lepowsky Flushing NY
Michael Lesk Brooklyn NY
Rita Manak Cleveland OH
Frederick Matsen III Austin TX
Thomas McGivern Highland Park IL
Eloise Melson Miami FL
Michael Newlon Washington DC
Mary Passero Revere MA
Roger Peters, Jr South Bend IN
Roger Phillips Western Springs IL
Bernard Rappaport Staten Island NY
Robert Raymond South Bend IN
William Rothman Brooklyn NY
Ann Schunior Fairborn OH
Dale Smith, Jr Tipp City OH
William Tate Rochester NY
Joshua Wallman New York NY
John Wheeler Idaho Falls ID