Professor Sokuvitz is my first-year professor at Babson. I remember when I first started college as an international student, I felt homesick and lost. I expressed my feeling to her because I knew she would understand me. She took me out for a dinner and we chatted for a long time. I had never experienced that level of intimacy and connection between a professor and a student.  Thank you Professor Sokuvitz. You gave me the courage and power to become a strong young lady.  I will never forget that dinner. Rest in peace. 

Professor Sokuvitz truly shaped my Babson experience with her candor, vigor and appreciation for her students. Although many could find faults in her eccentric ways in her I saw myself and I found myself looking forward to that 95 minute block of class each and every session. She brought a sense of understanding and empathy to the classroom and managed to handle tough topics for students in a way that made it stick. 

I'll forever remember her as one of my favorite and most memorable professors. Rest in peace.

I attended one of her first communication classes.  She taught me how important it was to communicate well whether it was oral or the written word.  What a wonderful legacy she has left in my life.  May the Lord comfort you all during this time of grief.

Blessings, Susan White class of ‘79

so sorry to hear of the passing of Sydel our condolences  to the family.

Sydel and I had such a good and powerful time as part of a small faculty team  along with Mort Galper with Babson’s  first group of MBA students in a summer program in The Czech Republic in the early ‘90s, We planned together, laughed together, delivered material together and most of all enjoyed the experience for ourselves and the students. We visited Terezin, the Czech concentration camp and cried together about the injustices in the world. We traveled to Carlsbad, roomed  together( this was on our own dime)  in a big Soviet style resort that was down on its luck and enjoyed the opportunity to  experience a different part of the world that was in the midst of change.  We laughed over the years about that Hotel Pupp massage experience that none of us could ever forget. Always optimistic and forward thinking Sydel inspired many including me. She will be missed in so many ways by the Babson community and those outside of it. RIP dear friend. We loved you with openness and joy.
Sandra King 

Sydel was the second tenured woman faculty member at Babson and the first to remain after being tenured. In speech communication she knew the art giving incisive critiques that were entirely encouraging and improving, and she quickly became a precious resource to anyone from presidents to valedictorians anxious about a major presentation.  I collaborated with her on several curriculum and research projects and will always be grateful for her ambition, energy, insight, and good humor. She enriched my professional and personal life in ways I cannot thank her for enough. Sydel, you are missed.

I’m so sorry to hear this.  A bright and kind soul has been extinguished.   We will all miss her at Babson.  I loved talking with  her in  the halls of Tomasso.   My deepest condolences. 

There are few colleagues at Babson who had only one name--we had Sydel. And Sydel will always be remembered for her great teaching and her dedication to her students.  She loved what she did and part of her legacy is that she made a difference to so many. 

I knew Sydel and her late husband Marc since Sydel arrived at Babson. She was a good human being, trustworthy, not afraid to say what she thought and she was very funny. One of her former students said, after hearing the sad news, that he always left a meeting with Sydel feeling better than when he started. 

I will miss Sydel and I will always value the contributions she made to my life and to the lives of others.

Joe Weintraub
Babson College



I am her sister and I remember when I was 12 years old  we walked up rainbow falls in the smokeys.   She was wearing earth shoes and a spider or something bit me - she took my arm and sucked the poison out.   
And when her dog angie was dieing decades ago - she would always say she wanted to die before angie.   Now she'll possibly see angie and Marc.   And Marc's folks and our parents.   The person I'd like her to meet up in heaven is leonard cohen.   I have his obituary card on my bookcase.

Sydel and I started the same year at Babson. She and Mark had a party at their home to celebrate my marriage to Sue. And she was one of the first people to see our new born son.
She worked closely with me on the cluster program when I was UG Dean.
Sydel did so much for Babson. She will be missed.
Chris Hennessey 

My heartfelt Condolences, May God bless her soul and may her soul have a peaceful onward journey to God, My thoughts and prayers are with her and the family.
Harish Fabiani, 
Trustee Babson College

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Sydel Sokuvitz

Décédé(e) le 25 JUIN 2020

Stanetsky Memorial Chapel

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