Dr. Roy Weinstock, retired vice president for planning, assessment, and institutional research at the University of Mary Washington, was recently honored by the Fredericksburg City Council.
Mayor Thomas Tomzak presented Weinstock with a plaque of appreciation in recognition of “his extraordinary service” to the Public Transit Advisory Board.
The plaque states that Weinstock devoted “numerous hours of his personal time over 11 years to improving the quality of life to the citizens of the City of Fredericksburg.”
During Weinstock’s tenure on the board, the City’s public transportation system, FRED, has grown from five buses and four routes to 31 buses and 24 routes, according to Kathy Beck, director of Fredericksburg Regional Transit. Beck said that Weinstock was instrumental in helping track FRED’s progress including, spearheading FRED’s “Mission, Goals and Objectives”, overseeing the construction of the FRED bus terminal that opened in 2007 and establishing the FRED-EXpress, a shuttle service for the university.
Weinstock began his career at Mary Washington in 1968 as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology professor and served as vice president from 1993-2009. He received a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, a master’s degree from Hollins College and a doctorate in experimental psychology from Syracuse University.