Lanier-Russell

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barner Lanier of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Barton Lanier, to Andrew Robert Russell, son of Dr. Julia Arndt Russell and Dr. William Atkins Crunk of Birmingham and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Irving Russell of Birmingham.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Andrew Corbett Scott and the late John Henderson Lanier of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton Barton of Birmingham.

Miss Lanier is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and Millsaps College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball. She graduated from The University of Alabama with a master’s of business administration and is employed by Georgia Pacific in Baton Rouge.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Arndt III of Birmingham and Dr. and Mrs. Edward Samuel Russell of Birmingham.

Mr. Russell is a graduate of St. Bernard Preparatory School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s of public administration. He is pursuing a graduate certificate in urban and regional planning at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

The wedding is planned for May 17 at Independent Presbyterian Church.