NORTHUMBERLAND — Mr. and Mrs. John T. Dodge, Northumberland, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Adrienne Dodge, to Thomas Blair Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ross, Culpeper, Va.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lois J. Dodge and the late Mr. James C. Dodge, and Mr. Michael A. Marotto and the late June A. Marotto. Her fiance is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Ross Jr., Johann R. Jones and the late Grover C. Jones

Nicole is a 1999 graduate of Shikellamy High School. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Bloomsburg University in 2003 and 2004. She is employed as a first grade teacher in the Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia.

Blair is a 2002 graduate of Culpeper County High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in marketing management from Virginia Tech in 2006. He is employed by STG Inc., Reston, Va., as a logistics engineer.

A July 2010 wedding is planned.