University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Karen Price Pavlicin
'87
At Rochester:
- Middle blocker for the Yellowjackets from 1983-86
- Team captain her junior and senior years
- UR Invitational All-Tournament Team (1985)
- NYSAIAW All-Tournament Team (1984, 1985)
- Lysle Spike Garnish Scholar in 1986 for academic and athletic achievements during her junior year
- First Team District I Academic All-American (1985, 1986)
- First Yellowjacket volleyball player to be named GTE National Academic All-American (1986)
- Most Valuable Player (1985)
- Hardest Worker (1986)
- Led team to first ever NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament berth in 1986
- One letter for basketball
- Coached Section V CYO Champion junior high school basketball team (1984-85)
- Graduated Cum Laude with a BA in English and a minor in applied economics in 1987
Post-Graduate:
- Spent several years as book and magazine editor and designer, including editor-in-chief of Camping Magazine and award-winning Web Guide Magazine
- Author of two published books and has two children's books in production
- Songwriter-first song recorded in 2003, working on first album
- National speaker on writing, e-business, and family topics
- Coached Carthage Central High School volleyball team to division championship and was named Coach of the Year for success and leadership developing players in upstate New York
- Coach, Minnesota USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Team
- Global director of e-business at Imation in Oakdale, MN
- Married Bob Pavlicin '87
- Mother to son, Alexander Maximilian
