John A. Clerico - 2011 OSU Alumni Hall of Fame

John A. Clerico was inducted into the Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, February 18, 2011, at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center in Stillwater, Okla.

Clerico of Tulsa, Okla., graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in general business. He is currently the Chairman and owner of ChartMark Investments, Inc., an independent advisory firm that manages equity funds for individuals and small pension funds, based in Tulsa, Okla. He co-founded the firm in 2000, and, in addition to his role as chairman, he serves as the registered financial adviser, where he leads the everyday portfolio management and strategic direction of the firm.

While a student at OSU, Clerico was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He completed his post graduate studies at the University of Missouri and University of Colorado. Clerico went on to work as the Financial Officer for Conoco, Inc. & Phillips Petroleum Company from 1965 to 1983. He then became the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for Union Carbide Corp. Finally, before co-founding ChartMark, Clerico worked for Praxair, Inc., where he held several positions, including the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director.

He currently serves on the board of directors of several prominent companies, including Community Health Systems Inc., which operates more than 70 hospitals in more than 20 states; Educational Development Corporation, the exclusive U.S. distributor of a line of children's books produced by the U.K.'s Usborne Publishing Limited; Global Industries, Ltd.; and Anyware Mobile Solutions. He also fundraises for the National Sclerosis Society and is a member of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Virtuoso.

Clerico serves on the OSU Foundation Board of Governors, OSU Foundation Board of Trustees and the OSU Athletic Foundation. As Vice Chairman of the OSU Foundation Board of Trustees, he also chairs the Audit and Budget Committee and serves on all other sub-committees, including the Executive Committee. In 2005, Clerico gave the single largest donation ever made to the Edmon Low Library to renovate the South Plaza in honor of his late wife, Beverly, an OSU alumna. He is a member of the OSU Alumni Association.

Clerico and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Tulsa, Okla.

For more information about the OSU Alumni Association's alumni awards program or to submit a nomination, visit http://orangeconnection.org/alumniawards or contact Melissa Mourer at 405.744.3388.

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