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Congratulations, Eliza & Charles!

Mr. and Mrs. James Louis Learner of London, England, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Eliza Lynn Learner, to Charles Reid Marsh, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Reid Marsh, Jr., also of London. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Rochelle Kramer of Lincolnshire, Illinois, and the late Mr. Nathan Nisson, and Mrs. Arnold Learner of Highland Park, Illinois, and the late Mr. Learner. Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Ward Farnsworth of Winnetka, Illinos, and the late Mr. Farnsworth, and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Reid Marsh of Kansas City, Missouri.

Eliza and Charlie are both graduates of The American School in London and Princeton University, where they are members of The Ivy Club. Eliza earned a bachelor of science in engineering degree, magna cum laude, in civil and environmental engineering. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Charlie received a bachelor of science in engineering degree, summa cum laude, in computer science, and was awarded the Phillip Y. Goldman ’86 Senior Prize. He is a member of Chi Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. Eliza is employed with Honest Buildings in New York, New York. Charlie is careering with Spring Discovery in Palo Alto, California. Theirs will be a September 1st wedding at Elmore Court in the Cotswolds, England.

 

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