Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Colatsky of Durham, N.C. announce the engagement and forthcoming wedding of their daughter, Aileen Colatsky Sheppard, to David Timothy Ruff, son of John and Cindy Ruff of Belleview, Fla. and Bob and Carolyn Jones of Fayetteville.

The bride-to-be is a 1996 graduate of the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, Pa. and a graduate of Wake Forest with a degree in mathematical business. She received her MBA from Duke University in 2006 and is currently employed by General Electric in Wayne, Pa.

The groom elect is a 1994 graduate of Fayette County High School. He attended Georgia Tech where he earned a degree in industrial engineering. He received his MBA from Duke University in 2006 and is currently employed by ZS Associates in Princeton, N.J.

The wedding will be at 4:45 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2008. A reception will follow at the Tyrone Depot. After a honeymoon at Seabrook Island, the couple will reside in Robbinsville, N.J.