Paula Scott of Ashburn and David A. Black of Sycamore announce the engagement of their daughter Stephanie Marie Black to Dustin Glen Gaddis, son of Norman and Sherri Gaddis of Buford.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Sarah S. Tanner of Ashburn, the late J. Wayne Tanner and the late Annie Laura Black.

She is a 2003 graduate of Tiftarea Academy in Tifton. She graduated in 2008 from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She is employed as a registered nurse at University Hospital in Augusta.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Milton and Betty Jean Gaddis and Herbert and Marie Bruce, all of Buford. He is a 2003 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee. He graduated in 2007 from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. He is employed as a mechanical engineer with Shaw Areva Services in Aiken, S.C.

The couple plan to wed Oct. 24, 2009, at The Georgia Botanical Gardens in Athens.