James LeVoy Sorenson of disposable
James LeVoy Sorenson (1922-) is the founder of Sorenson Companies, a parent company of 32 corporations. A noted philanthropist, he is currently the richest man in Utah and 50th in the U.S., according to Forbes World’s Richest People. 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 Molecular Genealogy Research Project, and claims to be the only laboratory in the world to have successfully identified victims of the 2004 tsunami in Thailand.
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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission.
On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, Sorenson received the “Giant of Our City” award in Salt Lake City, Utah for his philanthropy and effort in identifying the tsunami victims.
See also
- List of billionaires
- Molecular Genealogy Research Project
External links
- Forbes.com: Forbes World’s Richest People
- Sorenson Companies
- Deseret News bio
- Sierra College alumni success stories
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