Ms. Ruth Van Auken Douglass of Sisters, Ore. and Mr. Sam Preston Douglass Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily McIntosh, to William Bailey Murdock, son of The Honorable and Mrs. Glenn Murdock of Birmingham.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Reverend Dr. and Mrs. William Lansing Van Auken Sr. of Austin, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Preston Douglass Sr. and Ms. Marylyn Ballinger Douglass of Houston.
Miss Douglass is a graduate of The Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. and of Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in human and organizational development and a minor in communication studies. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and is employed by Kappa Kappa Gamma as a leadership consultant.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. Billy Alford Murdock of Enterprise and the late Mrs. Marguerita Huey Murdock and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Gilchrist of Hartselle.
Mr. Murdock is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a cum laude graduate and Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He is employed by Regions Financial Corporation in Atlanta as an analyst for the business capital division.
The wedding is planned for July 7 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tenn.
