ROLLA, Mo.  --  Missouri S&T's Debbie Hickey is set to be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) this year at the Hall of Fame's Women's Sports Luncheon on Thursday, April 16th. Hickey one of 11 inductees in the Class of 2026, receiving the honor after a 32-year career in the Missouri S&T athletics office.
 
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A Steelville High School graduate, Hickey began working at Missouri Science & Technology in Rolla in November 1986 and retired in July 2025. She started in the accounting and fiscal services office and then moved over to the athletic department during the 1993-94 school year as secretary.

While in the athletic department, she served in a variety of roles, including as secretary, senior secretary, budget compliance, NCAA compliance, budget facility operations; senior woman's administrator and assistant director of athletics.

Hickey retired with the title of S&T Assistant Director of Athletics – Business and Senior Woman's Administrator. She has been in charge of handling all budget matters for the university's athletic department and also assisted in NCAA eligibility matters for the more than 400 student-athletes in the school's athletic department. Hickey also stepped in when coaches were not available for softball, and helped men's golf prepare for its season when searching for a coach. She also assisted with tryouts when the school added volleyball, and served as MSHSAA sectional and quarterfinal manager for basketball for 20-plus years.