Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hammond of Calhoun announce the engagement of their daughter Kendra Suzanne Hammond to Lee Eduardo Cooley son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cooley Sr. of Salem, Alabama.

The future bride is a 2006 graduate of Jacksonville State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Marketing. She is employed as District Manager with Automated Data Processing in Atlanta. She is the granddaughter of Juanita Ray, Donald and Faye Worley, and the late Kenneth Hammond. The bride-elect is the sister of Brooke Thomas.

The groom-elect is a 2006 graduate of Auburn University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in building Science and Engineering. He is employed as Superintendent with Turner Construction in Atlanta.

The wedding ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m., May 21, 2011 at Meadowdale Baptist Church. Formal wedding invitations have been sent.