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Phil Williams
 Richard A. LaFleur, a professor in the classics department, has been named to a Franklin Professorship, according to Wyatt Anderson, dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Franklin Professorships, established by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in 1980, honor faculty for their outstanding contributions to scholarship and to the college. Franklin professors serve as exemplars and leaders for their younger colleagues.
“Rick LaFleur’s contributions in publications and in service to the teaching of Latin over the years make him an ideal candidate for this award,” says Anderson. “His scholarly contributions and his influence provide great examples for young faculty members in classics and other departments as well.”
“Certainly I have cherished my 27 years as a faculty member in the Franklin College, not least because of the unwavering support I have received from the college itself,” says LaFleur. “My work on behalf of classics, foreign languages and the humanities, here at the university and nationally, would have been impossible without the help of my faculty, colleagues, staff and the deans I have served for nearly 20 years as department head.”
Franklin Professors receive a support account of $4,500 per year from the college. The length of appointment is indefinite. Departments may nominate candidates or the dean’s office may solicit nominations. In addition, the dean of the college may confer this professorship as part of a recruitment effort at the senior faculty level.
Current Franklin Professors include Hugh Kenner in English, Charles Hudson in anthropology, Levon Ambartsumian in music and Andrew Ladis in art.
LaFleur, a native of Newburyport, Mass., received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Latin from the University of Virginia in 1968 and 1970 respectively. He earned his doctoral degree in classical studies from Duke University in 1970. He came to UGA in 1972 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 1977. He became a full professor in 1983.
LaFleur is the author of several books, including Latin for the 21st Century: From Concept to Classroom and Love and Transformation: An Ovid Reader. In addition, he served as editor for the revised fifth edition of Wheelock’s Latin, a classic text in the field. He has published numerous journal articles and book chapters and is a frequent guest lecturer nationwide.
He has been since 1979 editor of The Classical Outlook and was founder and editor for five years of The Georgia Classicist. He has been on the advisory board of Archaeological News since 1990. He has also taught many courses, from beginning Latin to graduate courses, in his 28 years at UGA, and has served on some 29 master’s and doctoral committees. He has been very active in college and university business as well.
LaFleur has been head of the classics department since 1983, and served as acting head before that date.
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