Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson, Jr. of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Jane, to Bradley Lott Strickland, son of Mrs. Lucy Lott Strickland and Mr. William Bradley Strickland of Selma.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jane Rucker Gunter of Birmingham, formerly of Russellville; the late James William Gunter of Rohrbach, Germany; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edward Johnson of Birmingham.

Miss Johnson is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2008 magna cum laude graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South, where she earned a degree in psychology and was named to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. Miss Johnson was president of Kappa Omega sorority and captain of the Sewanee track team.

She received her master’s degree from the University of Alabama School of Social Work and is a therapist at Magnolia Creek Treatment Center for Eating Disorders. She was presented at the 2007 Ball of Roses.

The prospective groom is the grandson of the Reverend William Calvin Strickland of Valley Grande and the late Mrs. Strickland and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alfonso Lott of Burnsville.

Mr. Strickland is a graduate of Morgan Academy, where he was a National Merit Scholar.

He attended the University of South Alabama as a Mitchell Scholar and was graduated from Auburn University Montgomery, magna cum laude, with a degree in accounting.

Mr. Strickland is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. He is a revenue examiner for the Alabama Department of Revenue.

The wedding is planned for May 18 at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham.