Kristen Dexter and Matt Hinshaw, both of Lawrence, announce their engagement.
The future bride is the daughter of Brian and Diana Dexter, Overland Park. She is a 2005 graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School and earned an elementary education degree from Kansas University in May. She works part-time at the university, where she is studying for a masters and will begin student teaching in the fall.
The future groom is the son of Gary and Kelley Hinshaw, Overland Park. He is also a 2005 graduate of Shawnee Mission South High School and will graduate from KU in December. He is an engineer intern at the Kansas Department of Transportation in Topeka.
The couple plan a July 9, 2010, wedding at Danforth Chapel at KU.