Following the trail of awards received by his predecessors, such as Ronald C. Lopez and Verna A Duque (2001), Ederson G. Bawang (2002), Fernando M. Venturina Jr. (2004) and Filmore Y. Awas (2005), another BSU alumnus made it to the top 30 list of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) for the year 2007.  

     Efrain D. Dayog, a Physics major who graduated cum laude last April 2007 with the course Bachelor of Secondary Education, was the lone Cordilleran who made it to the top 30, besting 115 other candidates from all over the country.  

     Dayog, during the initial stages of his application shared his apprehension of not being able to make it to the national finals as he was juggling his time between meeting the tedious TOSP requirements and his schedule as a student teacher.  

     He was one of the three BSU students chosen as candidates to the Search for Outstanding Students of the Cordillera Administrative Region (OSCAR), the regional version of the national TOSP search. The other two were Herbert L. Wayan and Michael B. Capuyan Jr, Agricultural Engineering and Nursing students, respectively.  

     Dayog and Capuyan were later named as two of the six candidates from CAR, and of the six, Dayog was the only one who went to Manila to face the national panel of judges and undergo a formation program developed and facilitated by the members of the TOSP Alumni Community, an organization composed of previous TOSP awardees.

     Dayog received his distinction as one of the Top 30 outstanding students in the entire country during the National Awarding Ceremonies last July 5 at the Rizal Hall, Malacañang Palace . He was accompanied by his father, relatives, BSU President Dr. Rogelio D. Colting, Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Director Dr. Edna A. Chua, and College of Teacher Education (CTE) Dean Dr. Percyveranda A. Lubrica.  

     The Guest of Honor, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave the awards.  

     The TOSP Search was founded by businessman Jose Concepcion Jr., who was inspired by the life led by Dr. Jose Rizal. It aims to honor students who are exemplars and leaders in their academic fields and make significant contributions to the community they belong to. Prominent personalities who belong to the TOSP roster of awardees include, Bishop Antonio Ledesma, SJ; Atty. Rene Saguisag, the late Raul Roco, Sonia M. Roco, Atty. Dong Puno and Sec. Ramon del Rosario, to name a few.  

     The annual, nationwide search inspires the youth to be model students and imbibe the TOSP credo of learning, leading and serving for life.