Mr. and Mrs. Alger Haselrig of Clinton, Md. announce the engagement of their daughter, Kia Maria Haselrig, to Chinenye Obioma Oparah, son of Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Oparah of Fayetteville.

The bride-to-be is a 1997 graduate of Oxon Hill High School in Maryland, and a 2000 graduate of Florida A&M where she received a bachelor’s degree. She also received a master’s degree from Florida A&M in 2003. She currently is enrolled in a doctoral program at Auburn University. She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and a member of the graduate chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She is employed as a school psychologist with the Fayette County school system.

The groom-elect is a 1997 graduate of McIntosh High School and a 2002 graduate of Georgia Tech where he received a degree in industrial engineering. Selected as an InRoads Atlanta Fellow, he interned with the Southern Company in Atlanta and the Alcoa Company in Tennessee. He is employed as an engineer for Advanced Audio Video in Peachtree City.

The wedding will be April 8, 2006, in Brandywine, Md.

A Nigerian style celebration is planned for the weekend of Sept. 1, 2006, in the Atlanta area.

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