Dr. Forgue is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Kentucky. He teaches courses in personal and family finance, consumer issues, and family policy. He was Department Chair for five years and served as Acting Dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences. He has been the departmental Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies.

He has served his profession as President of the American Council On Consumer Interests and as Chair of the Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association. Forgue is President of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.

Dr. Forgue is co-author of Personal Finance published by Houghton Mifflin Company. This college-level textbook has been adopted by instructors at over 300 colleges and universities across the United States. His most recent book is How To Care For Your Parents Money While Caring for Your Parents (McGraw-Hill). It covers the full range of financial activities that adult children may need to address as their parents age.

For eighteen years Dr. Forgue's students operated the consumer helpline for the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of Kentucky Attorney General. Professor Forgue has developed curriculum materials for personal finance education in the middle schools through a grant from Economics America. His consulting work has included efforts in personal finance education for the U.S. Army, writing personal finance materials in credit counseling, and developing retirement planning educational publications. Forgue is Treasurer of the Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation.


Contact:
E-mail: rforgue@uky.edu
Tele: 859-257-7756