Mr. and Mrs. William N. Lindsey, Jr. of Columbia, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Brigette Nicole Lindsey, to Derek Marsh Gleason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Gleason of Peachtree City.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Douglas Glass and Mrs. Ruth T. Lindsey and the late William N. Lindsey Sr., all of Locust Grove. She earned a B.S. in biology cum laude from Furman University. She currently is a third year medical student at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston pursuing a dual M.D./M.P.H.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsh of Altoona, Pa. and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Gleason of Conneaut, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in history and B.A. in Spanish cum laude from Furman University. This December he will complete an M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean studies at Indiana University.

The wedding is planned for April 25, 2009 in Lexington, S.C.