B. Dan Kamp

2019 Davis College Distinguished Alumni Award

B. Dan Kamp of Trophy Club, Texas received his bachelor's degree (1957) and master’s degree (1966) in park administration from Texas Tech. His doctorate (1973) is from Texas A&M University. Following graduation he joined the Texas A&M staff as an associate professor of Recreation and Parks, and program manager for the Marine Advisory Service where he taught for four years before being named associate professor in 1978. Kamp became the Director of Parks and Recreation in Lubbock in 1982, managing more than 400 employees with parks that exceeded 4,000 acres. In 1991, he was named Chief of Operating Official, Kansas City, Missouri Park, Recreation and Boulevards, Kansas City, Missouri where he oversaw 720 employees for a decade. He was responsible for all internal functions of the department, including financial management and land responsibilities for more than 10,000 acres. Kamp then worked as the director of Parks and Recreation Management and Planning Strategies at the Butcher Wills & Ratliff Corp. for 10 years before his retirement. Honors for Kamp include the Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute’s Presidents Award (2015, 2018), Texas Recreation and Park Society Honorary Life Member (1997), and Speaker’s Podium Award for Texas Recreation and Park Association (1981).