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
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 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 |