Timothy and Jane Samuelson of Albert Lea announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Samuelson, to Benjamin Clarkson, the son of Christopher and Susan Clarkson, Nora Springs, Iowa.

Anne’s grandparents are Wesley and Elizabeth Kegel of Blue Earth and Paul and Edith Samuelson of St. Paul.

Benjamin’s grandparents are Gladys Howe and the late Graydon Howe and Phil and Bonnie Clarkson, all of Waterloo, Iowa.

Anne is a 2001 graduate of Albert Lea Senior High School and a 2005 graduate of St. Olaf College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a 2007 graduate of University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis with a master’s degree in public health. She is currently completing her doctorate in human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. She is employed at University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Benjamin is a 2004 graduate of Rock Falls High School in Nora Springs and a 2008 graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is currently completing his doctorate in cellular and molecular pathology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He is employed at University of Wisconsin.

A wedding is planned for Sept. 8 at Ascension Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.