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In 2012 she graduated with honors, receiving a BA in the history of science and medicine from Yale University in New Haven, Conn. She was also a member of the varsity swim team during her undergraduate years at Yale. Meaghan is now the director of operations at Memory Science in Dallas.<br>The groom is a 2007 honors graduate of Langley High School in Great Falls, Va. He graduated from Yale University in 2011, receiving a BA in economics. He also played on the varsity football team during his undergraduate years. John is an associate at Riveron Consulting in Dallas.<br>The couple will exchange sacred wedding vows on October 24, 2015 at St. Rita Catholic Community Church with Father Philip Postell officiating. 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