James LeVoy Sorenson
Businessperson, Organization founder
1921 – 2008
Who was James LeVoy Sorenson?
James LeVoy Sorenson was the founder of Sorenson Companies, a parent company of 32 corporations.
A noted philanthropist, he was the richest man in Utah with an estimated net worth of $4.5 billion at the time of his death.
Sorenson was born in Rexburg, Idaho. With only a high school diploma, he made a fortune in local real estate before expanding in other directions such as innovative technology. Sorenson holds roughly 60 patents, and is credited with a number of medical inventions including the disposable surgical mask and the disposable venous catheter.
One of his companies, Sorenson Genomics, has also begun a genetic database known as the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, and claims to be the only laboratory in the world to have successfully identified victims in Thailand of the 2004 tsunami.
In 2003, Sorenson was honored as the "Alumnus of the Year" by Sierra College in Rocklin, California, which he attended from 1940 to 1941. His pre-med studies were interrupted by World War II and a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, Sorenson received the "Giant of Our City" award in Salt Lake City for his philanthropy and effort in identifying the tsunami victims.
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- Born
- Jul 30, 1921
Rexburg - Religion
- Mormonism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Sierra College
- Lived in
- Idaho
- Salt Lake City
- Died
- Jan 20, 2008
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on July 23, 2013
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