By: Claire Johnson, Assistant Sports Information Director
ROLLA, MO- With the 2019-2020 season completed, we want to get to know our coaches and department staff during this time.
Today, we get to know a little more about one of our assistant athletic director,
Debbie Hickey, who has been with the athletic department for the past 27 years and with the university for the last 34 years. Hickey is in charge of handling all NCAA eligibility matter as well as the budget and as the department's senior woman's administrator.
- Name & Position
- Hometown
- Alma Mater
- University of Missouri-Rolla
- Favorite athlete of all-time
- No particular athlete, but my favorite coach is Pat Summitt
- Favorite sports teams (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, etc.)
- Kansas City Chiefs, STL Cardinals, STL Blues
- Favorite memory from S&T
- Helping with tryouts when we started the volleyball program
- Favorite overall sports memory
- Playing competitive co-ed softball after high school
- Who inspires you?
- People that aren't afraid to be who they really are
- If you weren't working in collegiate athletics, what would you be doing?
- Working in high school athletics
- Current Netflix/Hulu binge
- Go-to takeout in Rolla
- Favorite vacation spot
- Anywhere I can be with my kids
- If you could have dinner with any person, dead or alive, who would it be?
- Best thing about your job
- I get to watch sports and get paid for it!
- Favorite food/meal
- BBQ pork steaks w/homemade potato salad
- Favorite book
- Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson
- Favorite movie
- Hellboy or The Fifth Element
- Favorite TV show
