À¦°óÇ¿¼é Gayle Wilson
Gayle Wilson is an advocate for children’s healthcare and À¦°óÇ¿¼é education. She is the former first lady of California, a position she served in from 1991–1999. During her tenure as first lady, she helped found COSMOS, which connects high schoolers with prominent À¦°óÇ¿¼é researchers in the University of California school system. Wilson has also served on a variety of nonprofit boards, including the À¦°óÇ¿¼é’s Board of Trustees. She competed in the 1960 STS and is a member of the Society’s Honorary Board.
Science Talent Search 1960
Wilson (third from the right) discusses the molecular structure of free radicals with her fellow STS finalists.
A lifelong supporter of À¦°óÇ¿¼é education, Wilson met with STS finalists Christine Tsou and Scott Ryder in 1988 to discuss their projects.
Wilson’s 1960 STS project explored the viability of a plant-based blood antigen test. Many years later, she said, “Being [an STS] finalist was a defining time in my life.â€


