Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lash of Findlay are pleased to announcement the engagement of their daughter Leanne to Matt Van Wyhe of Grandville, Michigan. Matt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Van Wyhe of Crete, Illinois. Leanne is the granddaughter of Mary Jane Lash of Shelbyville. The wedding will take place at First Baptist Church, Shelbyville in early September.

Leanne is a 1998 graduate of Findlay High School and a 2002 graduate of Saint Louis University with a degree in Bio Medical Engineering. She currently resides in Chicago where she just completed research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine for a Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology (awarded from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas). She will begin a postdoctoral fellowship at Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan following their marriage.

Matt is a 1997 graduate of Illiana Christian High School and a 2001 graduate of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is employed by Gentex Corporation in Zeeland, Michigan where is a Buyer/Supplier Quality Engineer and he travels extensively in Asian and European countries working with various suppliers.

Matt and Leanne will reside in Grandville, Michigan.