Daniel J. (Dan) McCollum, Jr., former director of resource planning and analysis at the Perelman School of Medicine, died September 12. He was 73.

Mr. McCollum joined Penn in 1973 as an accountant in the Comptroller’s Office. He went on to hold positions at Wharton and Penn Dental, before moving to the Perelman School of Medicine in 2000 to become director of resource planning and analysis. He remained in that position until his retirement in 2014.  

He is survived by his wife, Jeannine; children, Kristina and Daniel; grandchildren, Joseph F. Burleigh, Danielle Dagostino (Layne), and Kailee McCollum; and great-grandchildren, Benjiman and Meadow; sisters, Deborah Pollitt (Edward) and Leslie (Rick Emilson); brothers, Jeffrey and Peter; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.