Congratulations, Libby & Chris!
Mr. and Mrs. George Paul Jandl of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Gould Jandl, to Christopher Panta Ardeljan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Panta Ardeljan of New York, New York. Libby is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School, and she earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and markets and management from Duke University. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Chris is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, New York, and he earned a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience and biology from Duke University. He also completed the National Institute of Health Postbaccalaureate Program. Chris is currently employed with Hudson Cloud Systems in New York, and Libby is employed with the Royal Bank of Canada, also in New York. The couple will meet at the altar of Curé of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood, Kansas, on May 24th to exchange vows.

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