New Mexico State University reacted Tuesday to the news of the death of Karen Fey, described as the primary architect of the women’s athletic program at the school.
Fey, who was inducted into the school’s athletics hall of fame in 2007, died in Amery, Wisconsin on Dec. 20, 2021 at age 80. The university announced her death Tuesday but gave no other details.
“She was the mother of Title IX as far as NM State athletics was concerned in her 30 years as Senior Woman Administrator,” New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia said in a news release from the school.