凯伦·李尔·爱德华兹, 博彩平台推荐 class of 1998, has been named the 2018 recipient of the 博彩平台推荐 校友 Association’s Distinguished Achievement 奖. This prestigious award is given annually by the 博彩平台推荐 校友 Association and is presented to a graduate who has reached an outstanding level of achievement in his or her profession.
爱德华兹得了B.A. in History from Coker and a Juris Doctor degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 2000. She was Chair of the 博彩平台推荐 Board of Trustees 2009-2010 (member 2002-2011), and is also the class representative for Coker’s class of 1998.
自2006年以来, Edwards has been a senior instructor in the Department of Retailing at the University of South Carolina. She is the recipient of the 2017 University of South Carolina (U.S.C.) 教师 Integrity 奖, the 2016 U.S.C. H学院ospitality, Retail and Sport Management (H.R.S.M.) Brian and Linda Mihalik Global Scholar 奖, and the 2010-11 Harry E. Varney Distinguished Teacher of the Year 奖. Her teaching and reSearch focuses in the areas of legal issues affecting retailers and best practices in teaching. She is a member of South Carolina Women in Higher Education, the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, 美国门萨, and the South Carolina Bar.
From January 2015–May 2017, Edwards served at U.S.C.’s Center for Teaching Excellence as the Associate Director for Distributed Learning Pedagogy. She was responsible for working with faculty and to promote awareness and implementation of best practices in distributed learning pedagogy and course design among those who teach at U.S.C. 更具体地说, her duties included supporting the Provost’s Distributed Learning grantee cohort, developing and presenting workshops on distributed learning and related topics, conducting individual consultations with faculty regarding best practices for teaching online and blended courses, helping develop CTE programming and speaker events related to distributed learning, promoting scholarship and reSearch related to distributed learning on campus, and serving as a senior-level resource on distributed learning.
Prior to working at U.S.C., Edwards was the Senior Associate Attorney at Duff & White in Columbia, S.C.， 2001年至2006年.
Edwards has published extensively in a variety of journals and publications. She is a successful grant writer and fundraiser for U.S.C. 和美国.S.C. H学院.R.S.M. She has chaired and participated in many university committees and initiatives, including the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues, the 教师 Senate’s Committee on Intellectual Property, 和你.S.C.’s Committee on Instructional Development.
Edwards’s community service includes the Central South Carolina Mensa, the Committee on Law Related Education, S.C. Bar Association, and Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. She is an active member at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia.
Edwards lives in Columbia, S.C., with her husband Dave Edwards, and is the proud stepmother of two wonderful young men, 科尔比爱德华, 亚特兰大的, Ga., and Kyle Edwards, of Columbia, S.C.
Edwards’s award will be presented at 5:30pm on Saturday, 2月10日, at Drengaelen House during 博彩平台推荐’s alumni 同学会 reception.