History

The Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (SORC) was founded in NSW on the campus of the Cumberland College of Health Sciences, Glebe by students of the Associate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling who did their first years in 1974 and 1975.  These two groups were banded together to do second year in 1976 and in that year formed SORC.

From 1976 to 1990 a number of people held the role of President either in the original SORC, which began in NSW, or in subsequent State branches of SORC.  Included in that list are Mary Hawkins, Susan Kable, Maurine Edwards, Malcolm Ross, Peter Harris, Judith Laurie, Therese Rein, Josephine Dowsett, Bronte Earl, Peter Scott  and Stephen Pearce.  If any names have been ommitted from this list, ASORC would be only too happy to recognise the significant contribution those individuals made to the advancement of this professional association.

Past Presidents Honour Roll

1991   Fran Feldman

1992   Fran Feldman

1993   Fran Feldman

1994   Trevor Hawkins

1995   Michael Reardon

1996   Mike Hancock

1997   Trevor Hawkins

1998   Trevor Hawkins

1999   Mike Hancock

2000   Pearl Donaldson

2001   Pearl Donaldson

2002   Jos Rennie

2003   Angela Ilic

2004   Angela Ilic

2005   Angela Ilic

2006   Angela Ilic

2007   Michael Iacovino

2008   Michael Iacovino