Mr. and Mrs. William David Benton of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Paige Benton of Dallas, to Dr. Scott Daniel Eckhart of Dallas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lawrence Eckhart of Katy, Texas.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Bennett William Benton Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. Benton and Mrs. Joseph Avery Miller Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. Miller.
Ms. Benton is a 2010 cum laude graduate of Auburn University College of Business with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in human resource management. She was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Lambda Sigma honor societies and Alpha Gamma Delta social sorority, where she was vice president of finance.
Ms. Benton served as a counselor for Camp War Eagle, Auburn University’s freshman orientation program, in 2008-09 and was selected to be one of four head Camp War Eagle counselors in 2009-10. She also worked as an academic recruiter for Auburn University for three years.
She is employed by Capgemini as an associate human recourse business partner in the company’s Dallas office.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Montgomery Eckhart of Niantic, Ill., and Mrs. Charles Daniel Moore of Niantic and the late Mr. Moore.
Dr. Eckhart is a 2007 summa cum laude graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science with a concentration in entomology. He is a 2011 doctor of dental surgery graduate from Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, achieving the Baylor College of Dentistry Dean’s Honor Roll for four years.
Dr. Eckhart was a member of the Texas A&M Pre-Dental Society and served as an officer on the board. He was a member of the Odontological Honor Society and Psi Omega fraternity.
He works as an associate dentist for a private practice in Plano, Texas.
The wedding is planned for May 26.
