Olsen, Nixon
Kelly Olsen and Will Nixon were married April 21 in Manti, Utah.
Following the ceremony there was a reception in Provo, Utah. The
couple honeymooned in Puerto Rico.
Olsen is the daughter of Kent and Diane Olsen of Parker. She is
a 1995 graduate of Ponderosa High School and received her
associate’s degree from Snow College in 1997, where she was honored
as a Scenic West All-Conference basketball player. She graduated
from Brigham Young University in December with a bachelor’s degree
in health.
Nixon is the son of Clair and Laura Nixon of College Station,
Texas. He is a 1995 graduate of A&M Consolidated High School.
He attended BYU on a baseball scholarship before serving a church
mission in Spain.
The couple spent the summer in Dallas where Nixon had an
internship at Price-Waterhouse. They will live in Provo while Nixon
finishes his business degree at BYU.
Porter, Thornton
Timothy Porter and Allison Thornton, both of Parker, announce
their engagement. They will be married Jan. 6, 2001. Both graduated
from Ponderosa High School in 1998, and both attended Colorado
State University and will graduate in May 2001. Thornton will
receive a degree in civil engineering, and Porter will receive a
degree in mechanical engineering.
Hall, Leiser
Chris Hall of Evergreen and Janine Leiser of Parker will be
married later this month.
Hall is a Colorado native and graduated from Alameda High School
in 1981. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from
Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., in 1985, and is finishing
his master’s degree in telecommunications at the University of
Denver.
Leiser is a third-generation Colorado native and graduated from
Cherry Creek High School in 1984. She earned a bachelor’s in
education in 1987 and a bachelor’s in business administration in
1988, both from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. She completed
her master’s degree in liberal studies and psychology at Regis
University in 1994.
Hall has worked with EDS for 15 years and is a senior
telecommunications engineer. Leiser has worked for 13 years as a
marketing teacher at Smoky Hill High School.