Bill and Karen Leichsenring of Amana, IA announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Leichsenring, to Austin Seward, son of Daniel and Kimberly Seward of Cedar Rapids.

Lauren is a 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa where she received a BA in Psychology. She is currently employed as a case manager at Educational Data Systems, Inc. in Wilmington, DE. Austin is a 2010 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He is currently an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE.

The couple will exchange vows on October 6, 2012 at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids.