Arthur W. Hogling, Ph.D. - Bio
Dr. Art Hogling is a former special educator, psychologist, school principal and developmental disabilities program director. Presently, he is Executive Director of DDRC. He has degrees from Drake University (B.A. Psychology/Special Education) Kent State University (M.Ed. Special Education Administration) and the University of Colorado (Ph.D. with honors in Public Administration/Nonprofit Administration/Ethics). In addition, he undertook graduate level certification programs in school administration and managed health care from Denver University.
Dr. Hogling has been selected for numerous boards, commissions and legislative committees, including having been appointed to the State Board of Human Services by both Governor Owens and Governor Ritter. He is the past President of Alliance, which represents fifteen of Colorado’s Community Centered Boards and more than thirty service agencies. He has also been president of the Colorado Council for Exceptional Children, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Colorado and the Colorado Nonprofit Association. He has won numerous awards including the William Funk Award, Colorado’s highest award for nonprofit leadership. Colorado’s Governor named a state day in his honor. Upon Jefferson County’s anniversary in 2009, he was named one of the citizens who have contributed the most to our community in its 150 year history. He has won the Arc Mack Award and has been elected as a fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 2010 he received the Jane Cavode award, the highest award of Alliance for "leadership on the state and community level, integrity, passion and long term commitment to the DD community system, and most importantly, to the consumers and families served by the system."
The Arc of Colorado selected Dr. Hogling for the 2010 'Unsung Hero' award stating “Your rich legacy as an educator, counselor, psychologist, civic volunteer and administrator has made Colorado a better place to live for everyone.”
In 2011, Dr. Hogling received the Professional of the Year award from Colorado Bluesky Enterprises.
Dr. Hogling is an Affiliate Professor at Regis University Graduate School of Nonprofit Management where he was honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award and is an honorarium faculty member at the University of Colorado. He has published on the topics of human rights, ethics and nonprofit management.
