Donna Duvall-Serrano

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  www.s14747.gridserver.com/celebrating24years - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/2/2008    Last Visited: 9/3/2008  

  In 1984, Kent Denver School math teacher Donna Duvall-Serrano was instrumental in establishing one of the nation's first student-run credit unions.
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  Donna Duvall-Serrano, who has led the credit union through 24 successful years, announced her retirement for the end of the school year.At the Westerra Credit Union Annual Meeting March 6, President/CEO C. Alan Peppers and Board Member Ed Campbell (a former teacher at Kent Denver School), honored Duvall-Serrano for her dedication and commitment to financial literacy and the students at the school, noting her nationally-renowned accomplishments.
  
  To ensure the continued success of the student-run credit union after her retirement, Duvall-Serrano has been working side-by-side with Tracy Wittmer, who will succeed her as Branch Manager.
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  The Credit Union expresses its appreciation and gratitude to Duvall-Serrano and all who have helped make this branch a reality-and for those who will continue in the years ahead.

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  Published on: 5/20/2008    Last Visited: 5/22/2008  

  DENVER â€" Donna Duvall-Serrano, a math teacher and founder of Kent Denver Student Credit Union, the nation's largest and one of the first student-run operations of its kind, is retiring this Friday.
  
  "Donna leaves a tremendous national legacy in the teaching of financial literacy," explained C. Alan Peppers, the president/CEO of Westerra CU, which operates Kent Denver as a branch.
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  "Donna has long been sought out as the nation's prime resource to credit unions everywhere which look to launch a successful student-run credit union," said Peppers praising her "dedication and commitment to financial literacy."

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  Published on: 3/24/2007    Last Visited: 3/24/2007  

  Donna Duvall-Serrano

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  Published on: 9/7/2007    Last Visited: 9/13/2007  

  After starting KCU twenty five years ago and nurturing it into the largest student run credit union in the world as of present day, founder Donna Duvall-Serrano will be making plans for her final retirement so that she may enjoy the much-deserved opportunity to spend more time with her friends and family.

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  Hands-on banking - 2005-11-28 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/28/2005    Last Visited: 11/29/2005  

  Kent math teacher Donna Duvall-Serrano founded the branch."I'd love to see this in every high school," she said.
  
  KCU has been noticed, and soon may help other schools start similar branches.Duvall-Serrano said she's fielded inquiries from Regis Jesuit High School in Denver as well as from schools in El Paso, Texas, and Florida that wish to open credit union branches.
  
  A few Colorado credit unions, such as Public Service Credit Union and St. Vrain Valley Credit Union, host branches in schools, including Skyline High School in Longmont.

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  Kent Denver School | KDS Credit Union - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/28/2006    Last Visited: 9/13/2007  

  It was started in September 1984 by math teacher Donna Duvall-Serrano with the intention of affording students the opportunity to participate in and learn about the financial world through hands-on experience.
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  Donna Duvall-Serrano, Supervisor WCU-Kent Denver Branch Kent Denver School 4000 E. Quincy Ave. Englewood, CO 80113 (303) 770-7660 (ext 272) dduvall-serrano@kentdenver.org

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  Kent Denver School ~ KDS Credit Union - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/9/2009    Last Visited: 10/9/2009  

  Our Credit Union was started in September 1984, by math teacher Donna Duvall-Serrano with the intention of affording students the opportunity to participate in and learn about the financial world through hands-on experience. Aside from being one of the first of these scholastic credit unions to be established, our branch is managed and staffed by students, providing a unique hands-on experience.

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  News Now - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/20/2001    Last Visited: 1/27/2002  

  It opened in 1984 with the help of Donna Duvall-Serano, a math teacher at the college-prep high school.Duvall-Serano supervises the student staff of 36, which includes a president, vice president of finance, and vice president of marketing.
  
  From the credit union, students learn:
  
  Practical applications for math; Responsibility; The personal side of business; and The power of money.

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  Rocky Mountain News: Business - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/26/2003    Last Visited: 12/27/2003  

  While students are in charge, math teacher Donna Duvall-Serrano is the engine that keeps the credit union going.
  
  She became interested in the idea of a student-run credit union while teaching at a parochial school in Honolulu in the early 1980s.She ran that credit union for two years before moving to Denver in 1983.
  
  Within a week of starting her new job at Kent, she was approaching the headmaster, who was supportive.Duvall-Serrano started knocking on credit-union doors.
  
  "Some said, 'Absolutely not.' Some laughed at me and said, 'Are you kidding?' " Duvall-Serrano said.
  
  Finally, she was greeted with enthusiasm by managers at the federal credit union at the former Lowry Air Force Base.
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  "It's such a neat thing to do," said Duvall-Serrano, 57.

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