Sorensen remained active during retirement. He was on the Committee to Save Geneva Steel in the 1980s, and he ran for a seat in the Utah State Legislature in 1984. He published a history of Utah Technical College in 1985. He also served on the board of the Orem Community Hospital and served as chairman of Provo's Freedom Festival. Sorensen has been named Citizen of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Provo and received the Modern Day Pioneer award from the Sons of Utah Pioneers.
