Dr. Forgue retired in 2008 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Kentucky. He taught 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 had also been the departmental Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Dr. Forgue 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 was also President of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education and served as the organization’s Acting Executive Director in 2008.

Dr. Forgue is co-author of Personal Finance published by Houghton Mifflin Company. This college-level textbook is in its 10th edition and has been adopted by instructors at over 300 colleges and universities across the United States. He also co-authored How To Care For Your Parents Money While Caring for Your Parents (McGraw-Hill). This book 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 through grants from Council for Economics Education, AARP, the InCharge Foundation and other organizations. 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.

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