Engagements
Mandy
Knox and Timothy Sweeney Knox-Sweeney. Mandy
Elizabeth Knox of Princeton, daughter of Dr. William John Knox
III and Mrs. Donna Lee Knox of Montgomery, Ala., to Timothy Sweeney
of Princeton, son of Dennis and Patricia Sweeney of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miss Knox was born in Belgium and raised in Alabama. She then
worked in Manhattan in real estate development before moving
to Princeton. She is a graduate of the Mclntire School of Commerce
at the University of Virginia with a B.S. in international
business and finance. She is currently the real estate advertising
manager at Town Topics. Born and raised in Cincinnati,
Mr. Sweeney received his B.A. in English from Ohio State University.
He works as director of business development for Factiva, a
Dow Jones and Reuters Company. The couple met in New York
City when they both lived and worked there. A June, 2005
wedding is planned at St. John's Episcopal Church in Montgomery,
performed by Bishop Bob Miller of Alabama. Jess
Hoeffner and Jane Podurgiel Podurgiel-Hoeffner.
Jane Carroll Podurgiel, daughter of George Podurgiel of Princeton
and the late Jane Podurgiel, to Jess Wayne Hoeffner, son of
Edward Hoeffner of Oakdale, N.Y., and the late Teresa Hoeffner.
Ms. Podurgiel is a graduate of Princeton Day School. She received
her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, where she
majored in marketing, and her master's degree from George Washington
University, where she majored in elementary education. She
is a senior associate of mutual funds marketing at Morgan Stanley,
where she has worked for five years. She is also an MBA candidate
at Fordham University. Mr. Hoeffner is a graduate of W.C.
Mepham High School in Bellmore, New York. He received his bachelor's
degree from S.U.N.Y. College at Oswego, and his master's degree
from Hofstra University, where he majored in English literature.
He is a vice president at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he has
worked for six years. The couple met at the Lakeside Lounge
in New York City after a performance by Mr. Hoeffner's rock
band. An October 23 wedding is planned in Spring Lake,
N.J. The couple plans to live in Weston, Conn. |