Duel in the Desert

Summary of Collegiate Duels over the past 6 years

  • Cumulative Impact: 1,476 college students have been directly impacted reaching 319 colleges and universities and over 4,170 students have been involved with the Duels since 2003
  • 50 Duels Completed (44 Regional Duels and 6 National Duels)
  • 22 unique cases regionalized for all 50 Duels

Past Duel Keynote Speakers

Duel Keynote Speakers

Past Duel Partners

  • Take Charge America, Inc.
  • Bank of America
  • Chase
  • Visa - What’s My Score
  • Wells Fargo
  • Drive for the Duel Golf Invitational Sponsors 2005-2007

A Few of the Dueling Teams


Arizona State University
Boston College
Boston University
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Chico
California State University, East Bay
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Drury University
Georgia Southwestern State University
James Madison University
Purdue University
St. Cloud State University
Southwest Minnesota State University
Pepperdine University
Regent University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
The College of William and Mary
UiTM Malaysia
University of Sonora
University of South Carolina
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
University of Texas-Pan America
University of Florida
University of North Dakota
University of North Florida
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Southern Maine
Valdosta State University

Judges Experience


Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
Asset Builders of America
Association for Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA)
Chase
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Faculty
Family Economics & Financial Education
HSBC
Hughes Federal Credit Union
IBM
International Rescue Committee
National Endowment for Financial Education
McClelland, Norman
Norton, John & Doris
Philip Morris USA
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Take Charge America, Inc.
TCI Financial Planning, Inc.
UBS
United Way
Vanguard
Wal-Mart
Wells Fargo

Innovations as a result of the Duel concept

  • Jr. Duel in the Desert started in 2005-06 and in its 4th year for 2008-09
  • 2 Students In Free Enterprise teams formed
  • 2 universities started their own personal finance peer education program

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