Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lee Grant of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Olivia, to Parker Alan White. Mr. White is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glen White of Vicksburg.

Miss Grant is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Louis Yarbrough of Tylertown and Mr. and Mrs. George Graham Grant of Water Valley.

Mr. White is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Parker Goldsmith of Augusta, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Cecil White of Greenwood.

The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Warren Central High School. She received a degree in accounting and management information systems from Mississippi University for Women, where she was a member of Lockheart Social Club, Student Government Association, Alpha Beta Gamma business honor society and the Lantern and Phi Theta Kappa honor societies.

Miss Grant is a contract specialist intern at the Engineer Research and Development Center.

The prospective groom is a 2006 graduate of Warren Central High School. He graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State University, where he received a degree in biological engineering. He was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Theta Kappa honor societies and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.

Mr. White is an emergency room technician at River Region Medical Center and will attend the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the fall.

Vows will be exchanged at 5:30 p.m. April 14, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.