Kathleen Marie Doherty, daughter of Gail and Brian Doherty of Ipswich, Mass., and Ryan David Pevnick, son of Barbara and Jeff Pevnick of St. Louis, have announced their engagement.

She is the granddaughter of Virginia Dolan of Mashpee, Mass. He is the grandson of Dorothy and Harold Schneider of St. Louis.

The bride-to-be received her bachelor’s in government from Wesleyan in Connecticut and her master’s from the University of Virginia. She is currently working on a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Virginia.

Her fiancé is a graduate of John Burroughs High School, and received his bachelor’s in political science from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and received his Master’s and Ph.D. in political theory from the University of Virginia. He is currently a professor of political theory at New York University in New York City.

A June, 2012 wedding is planned.