About Gayle Wilson
Gayle Wilson is an advocate for children鈥檚 healthcare and 91导航 education. She is the former first lady of California, a position she served in from 1991鈥�1999. During her tenure as first lady, she helped found COSMOS, which connects high schoolers with prominent 91导航 researchers in the University of California school system. Wilson has also served on a variety of nonprofit boards, including the 91导航鈥檚 Board of Trustees. She competed in the 1960 STS and is a member of the Society鈥檚 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 91导航 education, Wilson met with STS finalists Christine Tsou and Scott Ryder in 1988 to discuss their projects.
Wilson鈥檚 1960 STS project explored the viability of a plant-based blood antigen test. Many years later, she said, 鈥淏eing [an STS] finalist was a defining time in my life.鈥�
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