Ms. Pamela Bryant of Fayetteville and Mr. and Mrs. Rod Bryant of Brooks announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Dawn Bryant, to Jonathan David Etress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Etress of Stockbridge.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Draughn of Union City and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bryant of Palmetto. She is a 2001 graduate of Fayette County High School, and a summa cum laude graduate of Mercer University, where she earned her bachelor of science in early childhood education. She is employed by Printpack, Inc. in Vinings.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Etress of Pell City, Ala. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hamilton of Loretto, Ky. He is a 1997 graduate of Stockbridge High School, and earned a bachelor of arts in economics with a minor in business administration from Berry College. He is employed by Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

The wedding will be Jan. 24, 2009, at Berry College Chapel in Mount Berry, with a reception following at Ford Dining Hall.