California State University, Stanislaus students Kevin Bull and John Bultena, who elaborated on their favorite series of books, claimed the cash prizes in the 2007 Warrior Book Collection Contest.

Kevin Bull, a Business Management major from Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz, won the $300 first prize for his entry titled "Honor and Glory: The Warrior State of Mind." The second place award of $200 went to John Bultena, an interdisciplinary Studies graduate student from Merced for his submission titled "Over Three Decades of Adventures: A Dungeons and Dragons Collection."
Two of the seven students representing California State University, Stanislaus earned runner-up honors at the 21st Annual California State University Student Research Competition.

Gina Grgich of Oakdale, who will receive her Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in June, came in second in the Education category for her presentation titled "Gifted Students' Standardized Test Achievement Based on Classroom Placement and Overall School Academic Performance." Her faculty mentor was Dr. Armin Schulz of the Department of Teacher Education.