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About the Hogg Family Born near Rusk, Texas on March 24, 1851, Hogg was both a lawyer and newspaper editor before being elected attorney general in 1886 and governor in 1890. A staunch Democrat, Hogg was recognized as one of the country’s most progressive governors.
After the death of his wife Sallie in 1895, Hogg returned to law. Though in debt when he left the governor's office, Hogg built a modest family fortune through his law practice and investments. Most importantly, he instilled an interest in public service in his four children: Will (1875 -1930); Ima (1882 - 1975), Mike (1885 - 1941), and Tom (1887 - 1949).
The eldest son, Will, earned his law degree at The University of Texas in 1897. Upon their father's death in 1906, Will, Mike and Tom took charge of the family investments. Active in The University of Texas Ex-Students’ Association and a member of the Board of Regents, Will led the fight in 1917 against Governor James E. Ferguson’s attempts to wrest away the prestigious university’s autonomy. Known as one of Texas’ leading philanthropists, Miss Ima is credited with helping found the Houston Symphony Orchestra, establishing the Houston Child Guidance Center, serving on the Houston School Board, and setting up a painting-to-music program in the public schools. In 1966 she presented Bayou Bend, the River Oaks mansion she and her brothers had built in 1927, and all her collection of early American art and antiques to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Creation of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene was created in 1940 under the leadership of sociologist Dr. Robert Lee Sutherland. Its initial mission was to educate the people of Texas about the then little-known concept of "mental hygiene" by sending experts and scholars across the state to promote the positive, preventive and therapeutic aspects of mental health. By 1950, the foundation’s educational mission had expanded to incorporate a communications program that was developed to produce pamphlets and radio broadcasts to respond to public concerns about the care and treatment of people with mental illness. The foundation played a critical role in the drafting of revisions and improvements to the code governing Texas state hospitals and special schools. In 1955, the foundation decided to complement its communications efforts by awarding grants for basic and applied research, training and fellowships to better address emerging mental health challenges. As the 1950s ended, the foundation changed its name to the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
By the 1960s, the foundation’s grantmaking program grew to encompass projects demonstrating new ideas in mental health services, expanding the foundation’s role to include convening, communication, research and grantmaking. By the time psychologist Dr. Wayne Holtzman was named to succeed Dr. Sutherland as executive director, the foundation had established itself as a leader in philanthropy across the Southwest. Prior to her death in 1975, Miss Ima directed that part of her estate be used to create her own endowment within the Hogg Foundation to support direct mental health services for children and their families in Houston and Harris County. On the passing of Dr. Sutherland, the Sutherland Chair in Mental Health & Social Policy was created at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work. In addition, the foundation initiated a series of biennial Robert Lee Sutherland seminars, the first being held in 1978. Over the years, the Sutherland seminars have convened thousands to address mental health issues.
The foundation’s continued growth through the 1980s culminated with the creation of the multi-million dollar School of the Future project, which provided an integrated spectrum of both prevention and treatment services for lower-income schools in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. In 1993, Dr. Wayne Holtzman stepped down and Dr. Charles Bonjean was named the foundation’s new executive director. Dr. Bonjean’s emphasis upon strengthening the foundation’s work in the areas of collaboration and convening led to the sharpening of its focus upon three priority program areas: Children and Their Families, Youth Development and Minority Mental Health.
In 2002, Dr. Bonjean retired and was succeeded by Dr. King Davis as executive director. The change in leadership prompted another opportunity to assess the foundation’s capabilities to address emerging challenges in mental health. Under Dr. Davis' leadership, the foundation embarked on a new chapter to making substantive contributions to mental health services, research, public policy and public education in Texas. Dr. Davis led the foundation's transition to a competitive proposal process for awarding grants. In discussions with stakeholders around the state and nation, he determined that the foundation could increase its leadership and achieve greater results with its limited funds by designing grant programs to meet specific areas of need, then seeking proposals through a formal competitive process. In 2005, the foundation underwent an intensive strategic planning process to determine how best to invest its limited resources. Foundation staff met with numerous state and national stakeholders to assess the most pressing issues in the field and identify critical areas in which the foundation could have a significant impact. Through this process the foundation selected three priority funding areas: Integrated Health Care, Cultural Competence, and Workforce Development. Hogg Foundation Today
Dr. Martinez, a professor and clinical psychiatrist with experience in finance and banking, was selected through a national search. A native Texan, he has worked as a clinical psychiatrist at the Albemarle Mental Health Center and an associate professor at the Brody School of Medicine in North Carolina; as an assistant professor and psychiatrist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and in commercial real estate, banking and finance in Austin. As executive director, Dr. Martinez oversees the foundation’s grant-making, strategic planning and operations. He also represents the foundation in discussions, conferences and meetings on mental health at the local, state and national levels. In the first year of his leadership, the foundation completed a three-year strategic plan that focuses on several key areas of mental health that are closely linked. These priorities include battling stigma, increasing consumer and family involvement, integrating mental and physical health care, increasing cultural competency of mental health practitioners, developing the state’s mental health workforce, and encouraging quality mental health policy and research. |
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