Science Talent Search 1972
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 1972
Top Winner
Nina Schor (Tabachnik)
2nd Place
Tony Horowitz
3rd Place
Susan Landau
4th Place
Donald Solomon
5th Place
Holly Birdsall
6th Place
Alan Grenadir
7th Place
Jonathan Gershenzon
8th Place
Dora Lee
9th Place
Walter Schiefele
10th Place
Denise Canfield
Gala Speaker
Dr. Lewis Branscomb
1972 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1972; please contact us with information.
1972 Finalists
| Jan | Agosti | Anchorage | AK |
| Richard | Baird | Spartanburg | SC |
| Barry | Billets | Melbourne | FL |
| Wendell | Bird | Atlanta | GA |
| Holly | Birdsall | Houston | TX |
| Lawrence | Borish | Lexington | MA |
| Denise | Canfield | Franklin Park | IL |
| David | Cholst | New York | NY |
| Robert | Coleman | Hallandale | FL |
| Michael | Dyer | Bloomington Springs | TN |
| Bruce | Fast | Denver | CO |
| Colleen | Fitzpatrick | New Orleans | LA |
| Jonathan | Gershenzon | Los Angeles | CA |
| Regina | Gortych | Bronx | NY |
| Alan | Grenadir | Queens Village | NY |
| Robert | Herko | Lawrenceville | NJ |
| Tony | Horowitz | Long Island City | NY |
| Alan | Kawamoto | Honolulu | HI |
| Susan | Landau | New York | NY |
| Dora | Lee | Long Island City | NY |
| Norbert | Lempert | Forest Hills | NY |
| Gwen | Lichtman | Oceanside | NY |
| Bonnie | Luessen | Huntsville | AL |
| Herbert | Meyer | Salem | OR |
| James | Michel | Portland | OR |
| Benjamin | Mondschein | Miami Beach | FL |
| Corey | Mullins | Merritt Island | FL |
| Ronald | Nachman | San Diego | CA |
| Mark | Nicholas | Cumberland | RI |
| Alan | Poeppelman | Anna | OH |
| Donna | Powell | Taunton | MA |
| Raymond | Rodriguez | Bronx | NY |
| Scott | Rubin | San Diego | CA |
| David | Rudman | Bloomington | IN |
| Walter | Schiefele | Philadelphia | PA |
| Nina | Schor | Little Neck | NY |
| Donald | Solomon | Houston | TX |
| Gary | Swergold | New York | NY |
| Rodney | Wolf | Highland Park | IL |
| Laurel | Zollars | Dallas | TX |