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Cindy Kubiet Awarded Board of Regents' USM Staff Award

6/14/2007

Cindy Kubiet, UMBC’s director of sports medicine services, has been awarded the Board of Regents’ University System of Maryland Staff Award for her outstanding service to students in an academic or residential environment.

The Staff Awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the Board of Regents for achievements of exempt and non-exempt employees from institutions of the University System of Maryland.

Ms. Kubiet just completed her 28^th year managing sports medicine service to the student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics at UMBC. In addition to her responsibilities involving general health care of the student-athletes, she focuses on program and policy development, budget management, recruitment and training. Ms. Kubiet supervises and trains a staff that has grown to include four assistant trainers and 10-15 student-trainers and she coordinates the activities of two team physicians and other health care professionals that treat UMBC’s student-athletes.

Throughout her tenure, many of UMBC’s student-trainers have entered health care professions. The Emmaus, Pa. native has established a training program which includes recruitment, educational forums, clinical experiences and a career development and mentor program. Her holistic approach toward working with student-athletes led to the creation of a life skills program at UMBC in 1986. This three-credit course, Introduction to Health Behaviors, is required for all UMBC student-athletes and covers such topics as study skills, coping strategies, eating disorders, dating violence, decision-making, alcohol education and stress management.

Ms. Kubiet has coordinated sports medicine efforts for such events as the Maryland State Games, the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships (1995) the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championships (1999) and numerous NCAA Youth Education Through Sports (YES) Clinics and conference championships. She has planned the building of the athletic training rooms at UMBC Stadium (1985) and the Retriever Activities Center (2006) and will do the same for the new stadium training room, which will open in 2008. 

UMBC President Dr. Freeman Hrabowski said, “Cindy is a special person who has touched many lives. She remains enthusiastic about working with students, helping and guiding them to achieve their potential. [Her] dedication and spirit are inspiring. We are very fortunate to have Cindy at UMBC.”

Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Brown said, “Cindy works tirelessly to make sure our athletes get the best possible treatment, doctors’ attention and safeguards the health and well-being of our student-athletes. Often times, she works seven days a week, including evenings. She is the most caring and compassionate person in our department.”

Ms. Kubiet earned her Bachelor of Science degree in (a NATA-approved) health, physical education and recreation from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and completed her master’s degree in education (NATA-approved athletic training/sports medicine program) at the University of Virginia in 1979.