Cindy Kubiet
Director of Sports Medicine, Athletics
University System of Maryland Board of Regents' Staff Award for Outstanding Service to Students, 2006-2007

For 29 years, Cindy Kubiet has provided exceptional sports medicine service to student-athletes participating in inter-collegiate sports at UMBC.

In addition to her responsibilities involving student-athletes' general health care, Kubiet focuses on program and policy development, budget management, recruitment and training. She 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 who treat student-athletes.

Kubiet established a training program that includes recruitment, educational forums, clinical experiences and a career development and mentor program. Throughout her service to UMBC, many of her student-trainers have entered health care professions. Her holistic approach toward working with student-athletes led to the creation of a life skills program 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.

In addition, 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, the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships and numerous NCAA Youth Education Through Sports Clinics and conference championships. She also helped plan the creation of the athletic training rooms at UMBC Stadium and the Retriever Activities Center.

Kubiet earned her B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.S. in Education (Athletic Training/Sports Medicine) from the University of Virginia.