About the Award
The Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award is the highest and most distinguished award given by Fact Forward. In honor of Dr. Murray Vincent, the award recognizes an individual who has significantly impacted the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in South Carolina while exemplifying the characteristics of the award’s namesake. Recipients of the award will receive a $500 stipend to continue their prevention work and a lifetime scholarship to the Summer Institute.
Former Award Winners
2024
Gwendolyn Dixon-Coe; Education Consultant
2023
Cheryl Banks-Murdock
Axis 1 Center of Barnwell, SC
2022
Carol Burdette
CEO, United Way of Anderson County
2021
Genie Fogle
Educator, Lake Marion High School and Technology Center
2020
Sherry Coutain
Family Life Educator, Family Outreach of Horry County
2019
Kristen Fouts
Anderson School District Three
2018
Melanie Dees
Director of the Diamonds Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
2017
Joan Johnakin
Founding Director of the Coalition for Family Enrichment
2016
Suzan Alexander
SCDHEC
2015
Darnell McPherson
Darlington County First Steps
2014
Sarah Brown
Former CEO of Power to Decide
2013
Shedron Williams
SC Representative for District 122 (Beaufort, Hampton & Jasper Counties)
2012
Stacey McPhail
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2011
Carol Singletary
Fact Forward
2010
Aimee Lassor
Communities in Schools
2010
Dr. Janice Key
MUSC
2009
Rev. Don Flowers
Fact Forward Emeritus Board Member
2008
Michelle Nimmons
Bamberg School District