Westinghouse Science Talent Search 1971
- Top Winner: James Van Aken
- 2nd Place: Wensor Ling
- 3rd Place: Cecilia Lo
- 4th Place: Samson Gruber
- 5th Place: Edward Hoskins
- 6th Place: Martin Lo
- 7th Place: Warren Lavey
- 8th Place: Debra Elmegreen
- 9th Place: Kraig Derstler
- 10th Place: Thomas Fly
- Gala Speaker: Dr. William D. McElroy
1971 Semifinalist Book
1971 Alumni Updates
We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the Science Talent Search in 1971; please contact us with information.
1971 Finalists
| Jonathan | Baldo | Des Plaines | IL |
| Kimberlee | Benart | Dillwyn | VA |
| Paula | Bockenstedt | Dayton | OH |
| Robert | Brady | New York | NY |
| Donald | Brenner | Elkins Park | PA |
| Laura | Brown | Madison | WI |
| Ira | Chinoy | Hollywood | FL |
| Tucker | Collins | Bay Village | OH |
| Kraig | Derstler | Columbia | PA |
| Mitchell | Dong | Bergenfield | NJ |
| Debra | Elmegreen | Fairfax | VA |
| M | Fegley, Jr | Pottstown | PA |
| Gary | Feldman | Rego Park | NY |
| Thomas | Fly | Spartanburg | SC |
| Richard | Gold | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Neil | Greenspan | Skokie | IL |
| Glenn | Greenwald | Miami | FL |
| Marie | Grottola | New York | NY |
| Samson | Gruber | New York | NY |
| Anne | Gunter | Mount Prospect | IL |
| Henry | Hamaker | Palo Alto | CA |
| Lenwood | Heath, Jr | Robersonville | NC |
| Edward | Hoskins | Las Cruces | NM |
| David | Kenigsberg | Little Neck | NY |
| Sue | Klapholz | Jamaica | NY |
| Warren | Lavey | Skokie | IL |
| Wensor | Ling | Flushing | NY |
| Cecilia | Lo | Flushing | NY |
| Martin | Lo | Flushing | NY |
| Howard | Ludwig | Austin | TX |
| Nanette | Nelson | Green Bay | WI |
| James | Ogg | Fort Collins | CO |
| Mitchell | Raps | Fresh Meadows | NY |
| James | Snipes | Arlington | VA |
| Glenn | Stevens | Bakersfield | CA |
| Christine | Sturtz | Plantation | FL |
| Orrin | Tilevitz | Forest Hills | NY |
| James | Van Aken | Western Springs | IL |
| Delores | Walther | Anchorage | AK |
| Mary | Wilson | Oswego | IL |