Ms. Carolyn Bergsma Hogan of Paramus, N.J., and Mr. R. Ben Hogan III of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Clare Hogan, to Brennan Carmody, son of Ms. Lisa Sharrett Carmody of Bristol, Va., and Mr. William Carmody of Pittsburgh.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. Clarence Bergsma of Saddle River, N.J., and the late Mrs. Bergsma and Ms. Martha Vance Cameron of Birmingham.
Miss Hogan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and a Mary Eleanor Steele Classics Scholar. She is employed with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. Bobby Lee Sharrett of Bristol and Ms. Sue Lewis Sharrett of Bristol and the late Mr. Robert Joseph Carmody of Pittsburgh and the late Ms. Josephine Rectenwald Carmody of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Carmody is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he was an ENGAGE Scholar. He received a law and business certificate from Vanderbilt Law School and is a member of the Legal Aid Society. Mr. Carmody will receive his juris doctorate from Vanderbilt University in May.
The wedding is planned for May 26, 2013.