Quoted: Among those who spoke was Mark Eppli, director of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
When Eppli came to Marquette, he had dinner with Daniels, then a professor in the economics department. Their friendship blossomed from there.
As interim dean from 2012-’15, Eppli used Daniels as an assistant dean. He described Daniels as “extraordinarily thoughtful.”
“As an economist, he was always thinking of the unintended consequence of an action,” Eppli said. “He was a perfect person to be the dean. He was a servant leader looking to take care of others first.”