JT & Nancy Smith of Fort Smith announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Jordan Smith, to William Robert Sams, son of Bob & Cathy Sams of Anderson, SC. Lindsey is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with master's degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. Will earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Clemson University, a master's from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and is completing a doctorate at NC State University. Both will be on the faculty of Mercer University, Macon, GA, beginning in August. The wedding is planned for Saturday, July 18 at the Gassaway Mansion in Greenville, SC.