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Sorensen Institute For Political Leadership
Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname that can be of Danish or Scandinavian origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Danish variety of the name Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørensen who altered the spelling of their names when they moved to countries outside Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ... whose orthographies do not use the letter ø. Notable people with this surname include: *Albert Sorensen (born 1932), American politician *Alfred Sorensen, Danish mystic, horticulturalist and writer who lived in Europe, India and the US *Arne Sørensen (politician), Arne Sørensen, Danish politician and writer *Arne Sørensen (Danish footballer), Arne Sørensen, Danish footballer and coach *Bill Soren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Gerry Sorensen
Gerry Sorensen (born October 15, 1958) is a Canadian former female alpine skier. Sorensen was born in Kimberley, British Columbia Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest ..., and began skiing at the age of 10. World Cup victories References External links * * * 1958 births People from the Regional District of East Kootenay Canadian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Living people Sportspeople from British Columbia Canadian people of Danish descent {{Canada-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Sorensen
Max Christian Sorensen (born 18 November 1985) is an Irish former international cricketer of South African origin, who played for the Irish national team. Born in Johannesburg, Sorensen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He has played for The Hills Cricket Club in Dublin since 2007. In July 2017, he announced his retirement from international cricket. International career Sorensen was called up to Ireland's squad for their tour to Kenya in February 2012, and for their subsequent participation in the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. During the Kenyan leg of the tour, Sorensen made his first-class debut against Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup. In a match dominated by spin bowlers, Sorensen was twice dismissed for a duck, once by spinner Hiren Varaiya in Ireland's first-innings and by Nehemiah Odhiambo in Ireland's second-innings. The match was scheduled to last four days, but was completed in two, with Ireland winning by 10 runs. Although Sorensen d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louk Sorensen
Louk Sorensen (born 7 January 1985) is an Irish former professional tennis player. Sorensen was the first player representing Ireland to win a Grand Slam event main draw match in the Open Era. His father, Sean, was the first Irishman to play a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open Era, going out in the first round of Wimbledon. ( Matt Doyle reached the fourth round of the US Open in 1982 but played under the American flag then, only becoming an Irish citizen in 1985). His final event was the 2015 Aegon GB Pro-Series Glasgow where he lost in qualifying. Since retiring from playing, Sorensen has begun coaching and currently coaches Australian player John Millman. Personal life Sorensen's father Sean is the current captain of the Ireland Davis Cup team and played in the first round of Wimbledon in 1977, losing to Rod Laver. Sean also finished runner-up to Mats Wilander at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Buchholz, Germany, in February 1982. Louk's older brother, Kevin, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lary Sorensen
Lary Alan Sorensen (born October 4, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1977–1980), St. Louis Cardinals (1981), Cleveland Indians (1982–1983), Oakland Athletics (1984), Chicago Cubs (1985), Montreal Expos (1987) and San Francisco Giants (1988). Baseball career Sorensen attended the University of Michigan, and in 1975 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Brewers in the 8th round of the 1976 MLB Draft. In an 11-season career, Sorensen posted a 93–103 record with a 4.15 ERA and 69 complete games, 10 shutouts, 569 strikeouts and 402 walks in 346 games (235 as a starter) totalling 1,736.1 innings pitched. In 1978, Sorensen won a career-high 18 games for the Brewers and made the American League All-Star team. He worked three innings and, after allowing a leadoff infield single to Larry Bowa, retired nine batters in a row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Sorensen
Kyle Sorensen (born June 22, 1986) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays defense for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff .... He played for the Peterborough Lakers before the NLL and attended Bellarmine University before he was drafted into the NLL with the second selection of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. Statistics NLL References 1986 births Living people Bellarmine Knights men's lacrosse players Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse people from Ontario Major League Lacrosse players San Jose Stealth players Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario Hamilton Nationals players {{Louisville-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Sorensen
Kurt John Sorensen (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Background He is the brother of fellow Kiwi international, Dane Sorensen, and the nephew of another pair of Kiwi brothers, Bill and Dave Sorensen.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' He is of Tongan and Danish descent. Playing career While playing in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Sorensen made his début for the New Zealand national rugby league team in the 1975 World Cup. The following year, while playing for Mt Wellington, he won the Auckland Rugby League's Rothville Trophy, which is awarded to the Premier One player of the year as chosen by the Auckland Coach. Sorensen then moved to England to play for Wigan for the 1976–77 season. He later played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, finishing the 1982 season as the club's top try scorer. While at Widnes, Sorensen played in 252 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Sorenson
Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances. Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was the owner and operator of Pro-Kleen Maintenance. According to his LinkedIn profile, Sorenson is currently a realtor with EXIT Realty North Star in Norwalk, IA. Sorenson is not listed as an agent on the EXIT website. Sorenson resigned from office on October 2, 2013, after Iowa's Senate Ethics committee found "probable cause" that Sorenson violated state ethics rules by taking illegal payments from the Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul campaigns in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and that "his denials of doing so constituted felonious misconduct in office." He was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of causing a federal campaign committee to falsely report its expenditures to the FEC and one count of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Sorensen
Jonathan Roger Sorensen (born October 10, 1965) is an American sociologist, criminologist, and professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the East Carolina University College of Human Ecology. He is known for his research on capital punishment in the United States and how it can be influenced by extralegal factors such as victim race. References External linksFaculty page {{US-sociologist-stub 1965 births Living people East Carolina University faculty Sam Houston State University alumni Prairie View A&M University people American criminologists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Sorensen
Jessy Ryan Sorensen (born March 1, 1989) is an American professional wrestler, who is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He began his career in 2008, but he gained national exposition when he participated in the X Division Showcase, a tournament hosted by TNA featuring X Division wrestlers. After the tournament, Sorensen signed a contract with TNA, but he suffered a neck injury during a match with Zema Ion. Due to the injury, he retired and worked in TNA under a backstage role until he was fired. Since then, he returned to wrestling and competed on several independent promotions. He also had some matches in WWE and All Elite Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Early career Throughout 2008, Sorensen competed in various Texas Independent Wrestling Promotions as Ryan Sorensen. Florida Underground Wrestling (2011–2012) Sorensen debuted for Florida Underground Wrestling on March 15, 2011 under the name Ryan Sorensen and lost to Damien Angel. A few day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Sorensen
Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who authors a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work appears on the websites Daily Kos, Splinter, The Nib, Politico, AlterNet, and Truthout; and has appeared in '' Ms. Magazine'', ''The Progressive'', and ''The Nation''. It also appears in over 20 alternative newsweeklies throughout America. In 2014 she became the first woman to win the Herblock Prize, and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in Editorial Cartooning. Career Raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Sorensen enrolled in the University of Virginia, where she drew a daily comic strip, ''Li'l Gus'', for its student newspaper, ''University Journal'', from 1994 to 1995, as well as contributing to the satirical magazine ''The Yellow Journal''. Sorensen soon became published in various comic anthologies, including ''Action Girl'' and the ''Big Book of the 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James LeVoy Sorenson
James LeVoy Sorenson (July 30, 1921 – January 20, 2008) was an American businessman, 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. He donated his entire personal fortune to charity. Early life Sorenson was born in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Joseph LeVoy and Emma Blaser Sorenson, and was of Swedish, Norwegian and Swiss ancestry. Career 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 succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |