Herbert B. (Bert) Strange lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina with his wife, Nancy.  They have been married for 41 years, and have three adult children and two granddaughters.  (A third is due in October 2009.)  Bert is a graduate of Furman University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Duke University Divinity School, and the University of Exeter (England), from which he received the Ph.D. in Old Testament.   

Bert is a retired United States Army chaplain, having served for a total of 24 years. He has also been a pastor and a secondary school chaplain and teacher.  In addition, he has taught as an adjunct professor of religion for Campbell University, Saint Leo University, and Anderson University, and currently teaches at Furman University and Greenville Technical College. 

Bert has been a member of the Rotary Club of Greenville since 2002.  He has served two terms on the Club Board and is currently serving as Club Secretary.  He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Sustaining Member.  He was Alternate Team Leader for the Group Study Exchange (GSE) teams to Brazil in 2004 and to France in 2006, and the Team Leader of the 2007 GSE team to the Canary Islands (District 2200).  He serves District 7750 as a member of the GSE Committee and as Club Extension chairman.  He is currently the South Carolina State Chair for the Rotary Leadership Institute, having served previously as District Chair.. 

In addition to Rotary, Bert participates in numerous activities in his community, including the Guild of the Greenville Symphony, the Greenville County Art Museum Association, and the International Center of the Upstate.  He also enjoys golf, reading, travel, cooking, wine, and playing with his grandchildren.