An honor for Carol Burdette of Anderson County

Carol Burdette was awarded the Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award at the 23rd annual Summer Institute conference hosted by Fact Forward. Burdette is the president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Anderson County. The Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award was established in 2008 and recognizes an individual who has significantly impacted the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in South Carolina while exemplifying the characteristics of the award’s namesake.  Dr. Vincent was an inspiring leader and mentor who pioneered efforts in teen pregnancy prevention.  Among his accomplishments, Dr. Vincent helped create the SC Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention in the early 1990s, now known as Fact Forward.

In Burdette’s role as president and CEO of the United Way of Anderson County for 20 years, she has grown the organization and made the organization a safe place for individuals to receive resources and assistance. Burdette has also been a vocal advocate for medically accurate, age-appropriate sexual health instruction in all five Anderson County school districts and has been relentless in seeking resources to support this effort.