Marla Behm

Marla was an amazing woman and teacher! She took me from a kid who hated chemistry in High school to a kid who ended up truly enjoying organic chemistry and biochemistry and getting a chemistry minor. She was kind, compassionate, funny, and brilliant. She made even the most boring 3 hour chemistry lab somewhat enjoyable. I graduated from U of Mary over 2 decades ago, but she is and always will be close to my heart. My condolences to her family. My was a true gem and I am sure she will be...

It was with heavy heart I read about Marla. Marla was always so positive and upbeat at everything. Some of my fondest memories as a young lad growing up in Minnesota and Missouri were when Marla came to visit.

MY CONDOLENCES TO THE BEHM FAMILY 1PET. 5:7 "THROW YOUR ANXIETY UPON GOD BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU".

I had the honor of being Marla Rae's classmate for four years of high school. I didn't realize it at the time, but her presence, demeanor and her attitude toward learning had a very positive influence on me. I now see why she became such an impactful, dynamic, compassionate teacher.

I met Marla in 1987 when she came back to the University of Mary after doing her PHD work. I loved science and was a biology major, but I'll be honest, organic chemistry was the bane of my existence. But Marla... Marla was amazing and delightful, brilliant and kind, decent and wise.

I was not a great student, I skipped class. I crammed the night before. I partied far too much. In short, I was not an easy student to like. But Marla liked me anyway, and I thought very highly of her. We...

I worked with Marla for 13 years. If you were around her for 10 minutes, you knew how dedicated she was to her students. As we got closer, I got to know that her passion for teaching was eclipsed by her love of her family. She took great pride in sharing pictures and updates of what all of them were doing. My thoughts are with all of you at this time.

Marla opened chemistry up for me, made me appreciate and love it. So sad. Thanks for everything

Lane Droog