Drexel Alumni

Elvan K**a, MFT ’18, and Jason Kurtz, MSME ’18, met at Drexel in March 2018 while finishing their graduate programs.

Jason was studying Mechanical Engineering and Elvan was getting her Master of Family Therapy as an international student from Türkiye. The couple has been happily married for 7 years and share life with their two rescue puppies in the Philadelphia suburbs.

“Drexel shaped so much of who we are today. Jason still works at the company where he did his co-op and is now pursuing his MBA (and loves his job!), and I’m a couples therapist with my own private practice (and a proud former international student turned dual citizen!).”

Each year, Drexel Alumni awards scholarship funds to current students through the Drexel Alumni Scholarship Program. The call for applications is now open until June 30. Please review the criteria and eligibility requirements before submitting your application.

Student Scholarships Drexel Alumni scholarships are awarded to current students based on demonstrated leadership and achievement. Learn more!

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Phil Hagerty (BS ’14) and Stephanie Riner (BS ’14) met in 2010 in their first chemical engineering class. The couple graduated in 2014 and did long distance while Phil got his ChemE Masters in Dayton, Ohio while Stephanie stayed in Philly.

Phil and Stephanie married in 2017 and now share two children and two dogs. “We love climbing, biking, skiing and camping. When we are not outside, catch us making drafts for Survivor and bragging about who got the winner right.”

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Soaking up the spring days on campus.

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Amanda Gass (BSN '11, MSN '19) met Jake Madeira (BSN '11, MSN '22) while they were both studying nursing at Drexel in 2007.

"Our nursing careers started here in Philadelphia, but have taken us all over the country as travel nurses. We came back to Philly for graduate school (both at Drexel!) and to start a family, we now have two beautiful children."

Today, Jake is a nurse anesthetist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Amanda is a pediatric nurse practitioner at CHOP.