Science Talent Search 1974
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 1974
Top Winner
Eric Lander
2nd Place
Frank Leighton
3rd Place
Linda Bockenstedt
4th Place
Emmett Evanoff
5th Place
Richard Dargan
6th Place
John MacGuire
7th Place
Edward Frank
8th Place
Carl Taswell
9th Place
Jordin Kare
10th Place
Linda Rabinowitz
Gala Speaker
Dr. Dixy Lee Ray
1974 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1974; please contact us with information.
1974 Finalists
| Michael | Ashworth | Warwick | RI |
| Thomas | Banwell | Claremont | CA |
| Francis | Barany | New York | NY |
| Mark | Barton | Herndon | VA |
| Robert | Beckman | Oreland | PA |
| Linda | Bockenstedt | Dayton | OH |
| Cheryl | Brooten | Fernwood | ID |
| Philip | Carlberg | Ponca City | OK |
| Milinda | Carson | Houston | TX |
| Richard | Dargan | Palm Bay | FL |
| Glenda | Eckert | Hartselle | AL |
| Emmett | Evanoff | Cheyenne | WY |
| Kenneth | Eyster | Lafayette | LA |
| Meika | Fang | Monterey Park | CA |
| Michael | First | Cheltenham | PA |
| Edward | Frank | Great Neck | NY |
| Vicki | Garvin | Paramus | NJ |
| Walter | Getzel | Brookfield | WI |
| Stuart | Haber | New Hyde Park | NY |
| Carol | Hammond | Wheaton | IL |
| Jordin | Kare | Narberth | PA |
| Robert | Klein | Huntington | NY |
| Ilan | Kroo | Portland | OR |
| Eric | Lander | Brooklyn | NY |
| Ho-Jin | Lee | Trenton | NJ |
| Ock-Horn | Lee | Tulsa | OK |
| Frank | Leighton | Arlington | VA |
| Bruce | Lucas | Canton | OH |
| John | MacGuire | Casper | WY |
| Thomas | McCabe | New Hyde Park | NY |
| Dale | Miller | Annville | PA |
| Linda | Rabinowitz | Bronx | NY |
| Ignatius | Roger | New York | NY |
| Thomas | Schneider | Boulder | CO |
| Mark | Schumacher | Dallas | TX |
| Gregory | Senofsky | Houston | TX |
| Carl | Taswell | Rochester | MN |
| Richard | Trommer | Jamaica | NY |
| Danny | Turner | New Johnsonville | TN |
| Daniel | Wehler | Brewster | MN |