Karen Appel (Henegar)
Inducted October 24, 1998

A two-sport letterwinner, Karen Appel (Henegar) participated in both women's volleyball and women's basketball during her Michigan Tech career.

More prominently known for her abilities in volleyball, Appel (Henegar when she played at MTU) was a four-year volleyball letterwinner (1978-81) who earned team Most Valuable Player honors as a senior.

She was the team's co-captain her final two seasons and in 1978 earned both the Digger and Scholastic Achievement Award.

Appel also played women's basketball for the 1978-79 season and earned the team's Scholastic Achievement Award.

Following her freshman campaign at MTU, Appel was honored with the Terry Wilson Award, significant of the top freshman femal student-athlete at the school. She also earned the Raymond L. Smith Award as the top senior female student-athlete follwing her senior campaign.