Mrs. Billy Burton Bowman of Vicksburg and Mr. Michael Thomas Engle Jr. of Jackson announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Melanie Campbell Engle, to Robert Leverett Smith II.
The prospective bridegroom is the son of the late Mrs. Tucky Saint Roger and the late Mr. Robert Stafford Smith.
He is the grandson of the late Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Edward Saint and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leverett Smith.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Michael Thomas Engle Sr. of Greenwood and the late Rev. Michael Thomas Engle Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Hilton Campbell.
Miss Engle is a 1997 graduate of St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg and a 2001 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. Miss Engle received her Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Mississippi in 2004.
Mr. Smith is a 1990 graduate of Edison High School in Tulsa, Okla., and a 1994 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Mr. Smith received his Master of Business Administration degree in 2011 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Miss Engle presently is the deputy executive director of the Office of Advancement with the National Rifle Association. She also is a member of the Mississippi Debutante Society and the Junior League of Washington, D.C.
Mr. Smith is cochair of the Legislative Practice with the Venable LLP law firm in Washington, D.C.
The couple will exchange vows on April 20, 2013, at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Vicksburg. A reception will follow at the Vicksburg Country Club.
