In Memoriam: Marian T. Stankovich

Marian Stankovich, a long-time professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota, died suddenly on June 19. She was 59.

Stankovich was an expert in bioanalytical chemistry studying the function of enzymes. She primarily used electrochemical methods to study enzymes in electron transfer reaction. Her research serves as a building block to understanding diseases in the human body including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

“She was often the go-to person on using electrochemical methods to study enzymes and collaborated with other researchers here at the University and around the world, said fellow University of Minnesota chemistry professor Peter Carr.

Stankovich joined the University of Minnesota faculty in 1981. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas–Houston, Texas, in 1970 and her Ph.D. from the University of Texas–Austin in analytical chemistry in 1975.

She is survived by her brother, Joseph Stankovich; sister-in-law, Patrizia Stankovich; and niece, Emily Stankovich, all living in Houston; and by many colleagues, friends, and neighbors at the University of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis and Houston, Texas.

Memorials preferred to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in lieu of flowers. Services for Stankovich were held June 26, 2007.