H. Bruce Baker was the Governor for Rotary International District 7750 which consists of 55 Rotary clubs in Western South Carolina for the 2002-2003 Rotary year. Bruce has served as Club Secretary for two and one half years, Board of Directors’ Member for several additional years and President for the year 1994-1995. Bruce served as a Lieutenant Governor for four years. He is the founder of the District e-mailers group and has been influential in establishing our District Web page. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Rotary Foundation Benefactor, and has 21 years of perfect attendance.   Bruce continues to be very involved with his Rotary club and District.  He is Currently President Emeritus and District Chair for CART (Coin for Alzheimer’s Research), and District Membership Chair.  He is also a certified RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) instructor.

He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan before receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Eastern Michigan University. He is a member of Sigma Nu, national social fraternity and was president of Alpha Kappa Psi, national business fraternity, at Eastern. He served in the US Navy from 1962 to 1965, as an electronics technician in the submarine service.

Bruce and his family moved to the Greenville area in 1978 as a Branch Manager with Burroughs Corporation. In 1980, he left Burroughs to start ADS Data Systems, Inc., a turn-key computer firm specializing in custom business application software. After 20 years, Bruce closed ADS, where he served as President and CEO. He continues to do consulting work from his home, and is involved in several other business ventures including being a Marketer and Business Mentor.  His Newest marketing project is www.TheFunkyShoe.com

His hobbies include being a sports fan of just about all sports and things that involve the computer (investing, genealogy, web surfing) and being with his kids (children and grand children). He enjoys playing golf at least once a year at his club’s annual golf tournament. In 1966, he married Luanne Lyon of Buchanan, Michigan. Luanne is a graduate of the University of Michigan. As a Registered Nurse, she currently works as a home health nurse for Interim Health Care. Her hobbies include singing with the Gap Creek Singers the church choir and playing with her grandchildren. Bruce and Luanne have two children and eight grandchildren.  Bruce has previously served as both a Deacon and Elder in the Presbyterian Church.  They are currently members of the First Presbyterian Church in Greer, SC. where Luanne has served as a Deacon.