Lorie Carlaine Edwards, associate vice president for information technology at USC, died Aug. 23 at the East Cooper Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant of complications from the treatment of cancer.

Edwards began her career as an administrative assistant in the Department of Athletics and was working toward her doctorate in education at the University. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from USC in business administration and library and information science in 1993 and 2003.

In 2005, Edwards was named a Frye Fellow of the Frye Institute. Fellows are selected in national competition to identify emerging leaders who make contributions to higher education and information technology.

Edwards is survived by her husband, Kenneth; two children, Allison Danielle Edwards and Joshua Abraham Edwards; her father and stepmother; and a brother and sister.

Memorials may be made to the Branchville Christian Church, 6907 Freedom Road, Branchville, SC 29432, or Cattle Creek United Methodist Church, C/O Dale Wiles, 6333 Vance Road, Bowman, SC 29018.

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