STERLING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO
13F-HR, 2000-11-02
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  September 30, 2000

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):	[  ] is a restaurant.
				   	[  ] adds new holding entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:		      Sterling Capital Management
Address:		301 S. College Street
		      Suite 3200
		      Charlotte, NC  28202-6005

13F File Number:  801-8776

This institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this submission.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:		      Mark W. Whalen
Title:		President
Phone:		704-372-8670
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

	Mark W. Whalen	Charlotte, North Carolina	July 28, 2000

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ x]	13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]	13F NOTICE.

[  ]	13F COMBINATION REPORT.

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
<TABLE>
                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
<S>                            <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>      <C> <C>  <C>     <C>          <C>      <C>      <C>
AFLAC, Inc.                    COM              001055102     2190    34180 SH       SOLE                    34180              1625
AT&T Corp                      COM              001957109     1171    39868 SH       SOLE                    39868              1100
                                                                37     1250 SH       OTHER                                      1250
Abbott Laboratories            COM              002824100     3218    67662 SH       SOLE                    67662               150
                                                                44      925 SH       OTHER                                       925
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     COM              00846u101      401     8191 SH       SOLE                     8191               265
Alcatel  SA                    COM              013904305     1940    30850 SH       SOLE                    30850
Alleghany Corp                 COM              017175100     9371    47810 SH       SOLE                    47635               400
Allstate Corp                  COM              020002101     6289   180975 SH       SOLE                   180975              2100
                                                                90     2600 SH       OTHER                                      2600
Alltel Corporation             COM              020039103     2786    53380 SH       SOLE                    53380               650
American Home Products Corp    COM              026609107      215     3800 SH       SOLE                     3800
                                                                23      400 SH       OTHER                                       400
American International Group   COM              026874107     4136    43223 SH       SOLE                    43223
                                                               183     1912 SH       OTHER                                      1912
Arnold Industries, Inc.        COM              042595108    12538   742994 SH       SOLE                   740119              6800
Arrow International Inc        COM              042764100     8717   239638 SH       SOLE                   238688              2225
Avatar Holdings Inc            COM              053494100    13593   706106 SH       SOLE                   703506              6850
BRE Properties Cl A            COM              05564e106    12992   405995 SH       SOLE                   404395              3675
Bank One Corp.                 COM              06423a103     2290    59300 SH       SOLE                    59300
Bank of America Corp           COM              060505104     2311    44115 SH       SOLE                    44115               750
                                                               254     4849 SH       OTHER                                      4849
Baxter International Inc       COM              071813109     3005    37650 SH       SOLE                    37650               975
Bell & Howell Company          COM              077852101     8751   400023 SH       SOLE                   398473              3540
Berkshire Hathaway Inc-Cl B    COM              084670207     1234      596 SH       SOLE                      596                40
Black & Decker Corp            COM              091797100     2374    69443 SH       SOLE                    69443              1100
                                                                17      500 SH       OTHER                                       500
Block H & R Inc                COM              093671105     4490   121149 SH       SOLE                   121149              1875
Brady Corporation              COM              104674106    15544   513853 SH       SOLE                   511853              4675
Bull Run Corp                  COM              120182100      375   150000 SH       SOLE                   150000
Capital One Financial Corp     COM              14040h105     3249    46375 SH       SOLE                    46375              1850
Chase Manhattan Corp           COM              16161a108      128     2781 SH       SOLE                     2781
                                                                80     1737 SH       OTHER                                      1737
Chevron Corp                   COM              166751107     3415    40058 SH       SOLE                    40058               750
                                                               121     1425 SH       OTHER                                      1425
Cisco Systems Inc              COM              17275r102      120     2175 SH       SOLE                     2175
                                                               180     3250 SH       OTHER                                      3250
Citigroup Inc                  COM              172967101     1960    36256 SH       SOLE                    36256              1500
                                                               205     3783 SH       OTHER                                      3783
Clarcor Inc                    COM              179895107    15922   816520 SH       SOLE                   813145              7350
Comcast Corp                   COM              200300200     2791    68175 SH       SOLE                    68175               900
Comcast Corp Cl  A             COM              200300101     1944    47775 SH       SOLE                    47775               750
Commercial Federal  Corp       COM              201647104     5418   283295 SH       SOLE                   282195              2550
Compaq Computer Corp.          COM              204493100     1608    58308 SH       SOLE                    58308              1375
                                                                77     2800 SH       OTHER                                      2800
Core Laboratories N.V.         COM              n22717107     8972   365258 SH       SOLE                   363833              3310
Crane Co                       COM              224399105    14848   649088 SH       SOLE                   646688              5925
Cytec Industries Inc.          COM              232820100    29655   886883 SH       SOLE                   883383              8075
Dain Rauscher  Corp            COM              233856103    22903   246274 SH       SOLE                   245699              2140
Davox Corp                     COM              239208101     5992   595500 SH       SOLE                   593150              5475
Diageo P L C Sponsored ADR     COM              25243q205     1080    30571 SH       SOLE                    30571              1900
Donaldson Co Inc               COM              257651109    11660   529980 SH       SOLE                   527905              4575
Edwards LifeSciences Corporati COM              28176e108      284    13005 SH       SOLE                    13005               195
Energizer Holdings, Inc.       COM              29266r108     1370    55911 SH       SOLE                    55911              1082
Enron Corp                     COM              293561106     3131    35736 SH       SOLE                    35736
                                                                83      950 SH       OTHER                                       950
Exxon Mobil Corp.              COM              30231g102     6697    75141 SH       SOLE                    75141              1025
                                                               312     3500 SH       OTHER                                      3500
Fannie Mae Inc                 COM              313586109     1115    15600 SH       SOLE                    15600
Finova Group Inc               COM              317928109     5735   791008 SH       SOLE                   787958              7000
First Commerce Bank            COM              31982b102       80    10350 SH       SOLE                    10350
First Data Corp                COM              319963104     4629   118500 SH       SOLE                   118500              1925
First Industrial Realty        COM              32054k103    12717   413557 SH       SOLE                   411932              3792
First Union Corp               COM              337358105     3368   104638 SH       SOLE                   104638
Fortune Brands                 COM              349631101      836    31565 SH       SOLE                    31565
Franklin Resources Inc         COM              354613101     3057    68795 SH       SOLE                    68795
Freddie Mac Inc                COM              313400301     2421    44775 SH       SOLE                    44775
                                                               108     2000 SH       OTHER                                      2000
Gaylord Entertainment Co       COM              367905106    15794   661510 SH       SOLE                   658910              6100
General Electric Co.           COM              369604103      211     3650 SH       SOLE                     3650
                                                                89     1550 SH       OTHER                                      1550
Haemonetics Corp               COM              405024100    17707   694386 SH       SOLE                   691786              6075
Harmonic Inc                   COM              413160102     7518   313232 SH       SOLE                   312007              2850
Hewlett-Packard Co.            COM              428236103     1973    20343 SH       SOLE                    20343               700
Hollinger International Inc    COM              435569108    14694   877263 SH       SOLE                   873888              7977
Honeywell International Inc    COM              438516106      914    25650 SH       SOLE                    25650
                                                                30      850 SH       OTHER                                       850
Insurance Auto Auctions Inc    COM              457875102     7725   477248 SH       SOLE                   475373              4375
Intel Corporation              COM              458140100      149     3575 SH       SOLE                     3575               150
                                                                52     1250 SH       OTHER                                      1250
Intl Business Machines Corp    COM              459200101     3056    27165 SH       SOLE                    27165               150
                                                               113     1000 SH       OTHER                                      1000
J.P. Morgan & Company          COM              616880100     5338    32675 SH       SOLE                    32675               600
John Nuveen Co Cl A            COM              478035108     5913   122228 SH       SOLE                   121753              1075
Keycorp                        COM              493267108     3944   155800 SH       SOLE                   155800              1525
Koninklijke Philips Electronic COM              500472303     3504    82443 SH       SOLE                    82443              1983
Mallinckrodt Inc               COM              561232109     4487    98355 SH       SOLE                    98355              2050
McDonald's Corporation         COM              580135101     1206    39940 SH       SOLE                    39940              1600
Mentor Corp Minn               COM              587188103     6985   443491 SH       SOLE                   441741              4100
Merck & Co., Inc.              COM              589331107      777    10440 SH       SOLE                    10440               650
Microcell Telecommunications   COM              59501t304     9284   319454 SH       SOLE                   318204              2925
Microsoft Corp                 COM              594918104      193     3200 SH       SOLE                     3200
                                                               133     2200 SH       OTHER                                      2200
Millenium Chemicals Inc        COM              599903101     9362   632023 SH       SOLE                   629598              5775
Morgan St Dean Witter & Co     COM              617446448     2769    30288 SH       SOLE                    30288               900
                                                                89      975 SH       OTHER                                       975
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Fd   COM              61744g107      157    12445 SH       SOLE                    12445
National R.V. Holdings Inc.    COM              637277104     3454   343209 SH       SOLE                   341884              3200
Nautica Enterprises Inc        COM              639089101     9545   737792 SH       SOLE                   734917              6675
Oceanfirst Financial Corporati COM              675234108    10178   490513 SH       SOLE                   489313              4625
Oracle Corp                    COM              68389x105      228     2900 SH       SOLE                     2900
Owens & Minor Inc Hldg Co      COM              690732102    14853   943019 SH       SOLE                   939394              8600
Pacific Century Financial Corp COM              694058108    12103   706773 SH       SOLE                   703973              6550
Payless Shoesource Inc         COM              704379106    14154   252750 SH       SOLE                   251750              2375
Peoples Energy                 COM              711030106     6910   207043 SH       SOLE                   206243              1900
Perrigo Company                COM              714290103     5783   845004 SH       SOLE                   841704              7700
Philip Morris Companies Inc    COM              718154107     1982    67331 SH       SOLE                    67331
                                                               147     5000 SH       OTHER                                      5000
Piedmont Natural Gas Co        COM              720186105    11092   362204 SH       SOLE                   360779              3250
Pittston Brink's Group         COM              725701106    25410  1639363 SH       SOLE                  1632988             14900
Praxair Inc.                   COM              74005P104     3995   106880 SH       SOLE                   106880              1375
Procter & Gamble Co            COM              742718109       51      760 SH       SOLE                      760
                                                               151     2250 SH       OTHER                                      2250
Progress Software Corp Com     COM              743312100     6157   451909 SH       SOLE                   449959              4550
RF Micro Devices Inc           COM              749941100     4160   130000 SH       SOLE                   130000
Ralcorp Holdings Inc           COM              751028101    11706   828747 SH       SOLE                   825572              7525
Ralston Purina Group           COM              751277302     3981   168055 SH       SOLE                   168055              3250
                                                               154     6500 SH       OTHER                                      6500
Rayonier Inc                   COM              754907103    10444   290619 SH       SOLE                   289844              3135
Rent Way Inc                   COM              76009u104      613    20169 SH       SOLE                    20169
Royal Dutch Petro-NY           COM              780257804     3448    57530 SH       SOLE                    57530              1225
SBC Communications Inc         COM              78387g103     3335    66700 SH       SOLE                    66700              1100
                                                               113     2250 SH       OTHER                                      2250
SPS Technologies Inc           COM              784626103    15191   313221 SH       SOLE                   311996              2800
Schlumberger                   COM              806857108     1768    21475 SH       SOLE                    21475
Sherwin Williams Co            COM              824348106     2700   126325 SH       SOLE                   126325              2800
Solectron Corp                 COM              834182107     2524    54715 SH       SOLE                    54715
St Mary Land & Exploration     COM              792228108     2308   100080 SH       SOLE                   100080
Stewart Info Svcs              COM              860372101     5887   382862 SH       SOLE                   381312              3750
Sun Microsystems Inc           COM              866810104      156     1340 SH       SOLE                     1340
                                                                47      400 SH       OTHER                                       400
Synovus Financial Corp         COM              87161c105      318    15000 SH       SOLE                    15000
Tennant Co                     COM              880345103     6600   149154 SH       SOLE                   148579              1300
Texas Industries Inc           COM              882491103     7856   246464 SH       SOLE                   245514              2255
The Caroline Company LLC       COM              092993104     1000     1000 SH       SOLE                     1000
The Walt Disney Co.            COM              254687106     2720    71110 SH       SOLE                    71110              1400
True North Communications      COM              897844106    10623   297153 SH       SOLE                   295978              2650
USX-Marathon Group             COM              902905827     3170   111725 SH       SOLE                   111725
Unicom Corporation             COM              904911104     5868   104435 SH       SOLE                   104435              1800
Unisys Corp                    COM              909214108      516    45885 SH       SOLE                    45885
United Technologies Corp       COM              913017109      381     5500 SH       SOLE                     5500
Valuevision Intl Inc Cl A      COM              92047k107     6902   274706 SH       SOLE                   273631              2500
Varco International, Inc.      COM              922122106     8915   428325 SH       SOLE                   426645              3875
Verizon Communications         COM              92343v104     3148    64999 SH       SOLE                    64999              1050
                                                               107     2200 SH       OTHER                                      2200
Wachovia Corp                  COM              929771103     5700   100551 SH       SOLE                   100551
Waddell & Reed Financial-A     COM              930059100    10081   325182 SH       SOLE                   323907              2987
Wallace Computer Svcs Inc      COM              932270101    14094   924169 SH       SOLE                   920569              8050
White Mountains Insurance      COM              g9618e107     6919    25355 SH       SOLE                    25255               225
Worldcom Incorporated          COM              98157d106     1254    41275 SH       SOLE                    41275              2700
                                                               247     8124 SH       OTHER                                      8124
</TABLE>
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:		0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:	151

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:	$714,157


List of Other Included Managers:

 No.	13F File Number		Name

NOT APPLICABLE - NO OTHER MANAGERS INCLUDED


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