N.C. A&T Names Camps Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research Administration

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 4, 2025) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named David Camps assistant vice chancellor of Research Administration. In this role, he will oversee the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office of Contracts and Grants and the Office of Research Development.

Camps previously held the position of vice president of Operations at H4 Enterprises, LLC, where he was responsible for ensuring compliance with federal regulations on multibillion contracts. His work ranged from delivering high-quality staffing services to entities such as the Department of State, the Blair House, and FORSCOM at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to offering contracting training to the executive team.

Camps focused on maintaining compliance for H4’s $23 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract and a $2.3 billion contract amidst evolving government regulations. At the Department of State site in Washington, D.C., he successfully negotiated an additional $5 million to the existing contract as he remained onsite. He also led the ISSA CIMS certification team, culminating in H4 receiving Certification with Honors, and was actively involved in pursuing CMMC certification.

Before joining H4, Camps served as the assistant vice president for Sponsored Research and Programs at Campbell University where he was instrumental in overseeing and managing comprehensive research administration functions. He was tasked with centralizing Campbell University’s research administration, which included disciplines such as a Medical School, a Law School and a Pharmacy Research Program. This initiative enhanced the university’s regulatory compliance and consistency across federal, state and local laws pertaining to research administration. Additionally, He was involved in ensuring Campbell University’s compliance with NCAA rules during its transition to Division I status in football.

Prior to his tenure at Campbell University, Camps held the position of vice president for Operations and Compliance at FDR Inc., where he was responsible for providing specialized and military training, organizational consulting and foreign language translation services.

Camps’ efforts included establishing collaborative agreements such as teaming agreements, nondisclosure agreements and contracts with a range of businesses, companies, agencies and universities. Through the Department of State, he successfully managed multiple Task Orders across the African continent. His previous roles include directing Sponsored Research and Programs at Shaw University and Fayetteville State University, resulting in a 75% increase in proposal submissions and awards. He developed training programs for faculty, staff, students and the community in areas such as grant writing, budget management and Institutional Review Board training.

Camps also contributed his expertise to the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health by reviewing and evaluating grant proposals. He served as a former president of the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance Inc. of HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and regularly presented at the North Carolina Society of Research Administrators Inc.

Before entering higher education in 2007, Camps dedicated 22 years to the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and certified acquisition officer. During his military career, he spent five years with the Army Research Office/Army Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Adelphi, Maryland, respectively, where he served as a senior military technology manager and later as program manager for the HBCU/MI (Minority Institutions) Basic Research Program. In this capacity, he oversaw programs such as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and the Tri-Service Youth Science Program. Earlier in his career, Camps was assigned to Fort Liberty, where he operated as chief of the Program, Acquisition, and Budget Branch for the Joint Special Operations Command from 1999 to 2001, managing a $25 million budget, and as chief of the Intelligence Automation Systems Division from 1998 to 1999.

In 1984, Camps was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army following his completion of a B.S. at Bowie State University. He furthered his education by obtaining an M.S. in information systems from George Mason University and is pursuing an Ed.D. at Fayetteville State.