Love Overlooking Lake Martin

For Megan Armstrong and Collin Sharpe, the journey from graduate research partners to life partners was as precise and intentional as the civil engineering degrees they pursued at Auburn University.

That initial spark while working together in class led to a four-year relationship that reached a peak – literally – on the Yukon Suspension Bridge connecting Alaska to Canada. During a family cruise in July 2024, Sharpe managed to convince Armstrong he wasn’t planning a proposal, leaving her completely oblivious as they walked over the mountains.