Charles "Chuck" Sterling
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- Year:
- 1954
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- Hometown:
- Wheaton, Illinois
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- High School:
- Wheaton
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- Team:
- Football, Track
Growing up in Wheaton, Illinois, Chuck attended Wheaton High School
where he participated in football, basketball, and track. He
was selected for the All-State football team his senior year and
finished second in the long jump, second in the high hurdles and
third in the high jump in the H.S. State Championship meet.
Entering Lake Forest in 1950, he went on to earn four letters in football and two in track. Chuck was named to the All-Conference football team three consecutive years, was voted most valuable player his senior year, and was selected to the Little All America team. Student Congress president his freshman year, he was also a member of Community Council, Band, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and was elected to Iron Key.
Following graduation, Chuck entered the advertising and marketing field and held positions with numerous companies during his career, including Helene Curtis and ARA food service. In 1978 he founded the first African-American owned bottled water company, Waters of Saratoga Springs. He has also served on numerous civic, educational and professional boards, including Boy Scouts of America and Staten Island Childrens' Council. He has served as president of the National Association of Market Developers, the Saratoga Springs chapter of the NAACP, and Chairman of the Bethune-Cookman College Business Advisory Board.
In 1984 Chuck was honored for his community service. His achievements were read into the Congressional Record of the 103rd Congress of the United States by Congressman Edolphus Towns (NY).