Science Talent Search 1960
Every year for over seven decades, forty finalists have been chosen to attend and compete in the Science Talent Institute week in Washington, DC. This page is a tribute to the memories and alumni of the Science Talent Search of 1960.
Top Winner
Jerome Spitzner
2nd Place
Melvin Hochster
3rd Place
Frank Podosek
4th Place
Charles Bennett
5th Place
Betty Yaconino (Snarr)
6th Place
John Madey
Gala Speaker
George B. Kistiakowsky, President Eisenhower's Science Advisor
1960 Alumni Updates
Former First Lady of California Still Dedicated to Science
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1960; please contact us with information.
1960 Finalists
| Richard | Applebaum | Brooklyn | NY |
| Dennis | Baker | Winchester | MA |
| Charles | Bennett | Croton-on-Hudson | NY |
| David | Brown | Minneapolis | MN |
| William | Cruce | Houston | TX |
| John | David | Evansville | IN |
| Robert | Eyestone | La Grange | IL |
| Virginia | Fischer | Marshfield | WI |
| Samuel | Friedman | Washington | DC |
| Robert | Friis, Jr. | Miami | FL |
| David | Hearn | Tucson | AZ |
| Barbara | Heckman | Tonawanda | NY |
| Geoffrey | Heyworth | Bronx | NY |
| Melvin | Hochster | Brooklyn | NY |
| Samuel | Hoyle, Jr. | Newport News | VA |
| Nancy | Klickman | Glenview | IL |
| David | Loveman, III | Teaneck | NJ |
| John | Madey | Clark | NJ |
| John | Maraldo | Cheyenne | WY |
| James | Mardis | La Mesa | CA |
| John | Mather | Princeton | NJ |
| Richard | Mills | Evanston | IL |
| William | Platt, III | Gainesville | FL |
| Frank | Podosek | Ludlow | MA |
| Linda | Ramstad | Los Angeles | CA |
| James | Rowland, Jr. | Rockford | IL |
| Harry | Saal | Brooklyn | NY |
| Robert | Savio | Queens | NY |
| Hazel | Schubert | Bloomington | IN |
| John | Shaner | Newton Hlds. | MA |
| Irving | Spitzberg, Jr. | Little Rock | AR |
| Jerome | Spitzner | St. James | MN |
| Joseph | Straley | Chapel Hill | NC |
| Josephine Anne(Joanne) | Swartz | Allentown | PA |
| Joyce | Thompson | Charleston | WV |
| William | Underwood, Jr | Carthage | MO |
| Gordon | Wassermann | Patchogue | NY |
| Gayle | Wilson | Phoenix | AZ |
| Arthur | Winfree | Stamford | CT |
| Betty | Yaconino | Oklahoma City | OK |