In Their Own Words: Ben & Rebecca

Thanks to Ben Kirshner, GWSB BBA ’00, and Rebecca Schimmer Kirshner, CCAS BA ’01, for sharing their story!

Ben and Rebecca met outside of Thurston Hall the evening of Rebecca’s move-in day during her first year at GW. Ben was a sophomore, and they were introduced after realizing they knew some people in common.

Their first date was to the IMPROV in D.C., but then didn’t date much in college, remaining friends instead.

“I always compared every guy I met at GW to Ben,” Rebecca reflects.

They officially became a couple after they’d both graduated from GW, when Rebecca moved to New York City for graduate school in the fall of 2001.

Currently, Ben and Rebecca visit D.C. as much as they can—at least once a year.

“We love bringing our two girls, Sydney (9) and Isabella (6), to see our alumni bricks,” Rebecca says. “They think it is so cool!”

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