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Brad Pritts Profile

Adult Information
Title: 
Mr.
Spouse (name only): 
Susan Pritts
Children: 
Bradley Pritts
Profession: 
Consulting Engineer
Employer: 
Self employed
Eagle Scout: 
Eagle Scout
Years in program: 
2001
Profile Information
Assistant Scoutmaster
Patrol: 
Scouters (Adult Leaders)
HAM Radio Callsign: 
kd8bsz

Brad got involved when son Bradley joined the troop, and is still hanging around long after Bradley grew up.  (Apparently Brad hasn't grown up yet!)  He particularly enjoys water,  especially when it's surrounding a canoe.  

Favorite Trips: Holiday Vally, skiing

Interests: Ameteur Radio, Camping, Canoeing, Carbohydrates, Eating, music, Singing, Spanish

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Colin Forgacs Profile

Adult Information
Eagle Scout: 
Eagle Scout
Years in program: 
1997 - 2010
Resume: 
Colin has been with Troop 8 since he was a sixth grader, participating in several venture expeditions and earning his Eagle Scout award. He is currently in Oregon pursuing his Masters degree.
Profile Information
Assistant Scoutmaster
Patrol: 
Scouters (Adult Leaders)

 Swamp Rat has been with troop 8 since he was a sixth grader.  Despite getting stuck in a swamp on his first campout (earning him his nickname), was recently able to escape the pull of the troop and Ann Arbor; traveling to Oregon to pursue his masters degree.  Swampy has boldly gone where no rat has gone before: Kilimanjaro, Colorado backcountry skiing, ice climbing in the UP, and rock climbing in Nevada.  Often times the troop 8 summer camp director, mention the word "Moraine" and watch him twitch.

Favorite Books: Arfken and Weber's Mathematical Methods for Physicists, British History Texts, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, MMORPG Theorycrafting, The Lord of the Rings, The Physics of Semiconductor Devices

Favorite Music: play me some music and I'll probably like it!

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Babylon 5, Firefly, House MD

Favorite Trips: Alleghenies, colorado, kilimanjaro, Northern Michigan Ice Climbing

Interests: Backpacking, Board Games, Camping, Canoeing, D&D, Looking for a Job, MMORPGs, music, Planning Summer Camps, Scheming Sinister Plans for World Domination!, Telemark Skiing

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Jackson Sweeney Profile

Adult Information
Eagle Scout: 
Profile Information
Patrol: 
Patrol C
School: 
Skyline
Grade: 
10

Favorite Books: A Confederacy of Dunces, Cheapskates Ultimate Roadmap to Riches

Favorite Music: INDIE!!!

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Borat

Favorite Trips: red rocks, vermont

Interests: Biking, Camping, Paintball

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Marty Pernick Profile

Adult Information
Profession: 
Historian of medicine
Employer: 
University of Michigan
Eagle Scout: 

Interests: Camping, Canoeing, music

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James Dunbar Jr. Profile

Adult Information
Title: 
Dr.
Spouse (name only): 
Bonnie W. Dunbar
Profession: 
Research Scientist - Computational Medicinal Chemistry
Employer: 
University of Michigan
Eagle Scout: 
Profile Information
Assistant Scoutmaster
Patrol: 
Scouters (Adult Leaders)
HAM Radio Callsign: 
K8JBD

Favorite Books: anything by Tolkein, At Dawn We Slept, Dick Francis novels

Favorite Music: Anthing including Finnish symphonic heavy metal - but no rap!

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: 12 O'Clock High, all the Rings movies, Big Country, Chuck, Good Eats, Mythbusters, NCIS

Favorite Trips: Holiday Valley 09(starting blues - be very afraid!), Summer Camp '08 (Ohiopyle - lovely day for a swim!), Vermont 09(ice climbing!)

Interests: Ameteur Radio, Camping, Cooking, Hiking, just being outdoors, Sporting Clays, Woodworking

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James Dunbar Profile

Adult Information
Eagle Scout: 
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Profile Information
School: 
Greenhills
Grade: 
12

Favorite Books: Horror, Sci Fi

Favorite Music: everything but rap

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: Bones, CSI, Dr. Who, Heroes, House MD, Kings, Mythbusters, The Mentalist

Favorite Trips: Alleghenies, vermont

Interests: Camping, Cooking, Hiking, music, Singing, skiing, Swimming, Theatre

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Steve Zekany Profile

Adult Information
Profession: 
Neuroscience researcher
Employer: 
University of Michigan
Eagle Scout: 
Eagle Scout
Years in program: 
1997 - 2011
Resume: 
Steve is the current scoutmaster of Troop 8, having been with the troop as a scout since 1997 and since 2004 as an assistant scoutmaster. He attended the University of Michigan Schools of Engineering and LSA, graduating in 2008 with a degree in physics. Steve currently works as a research laboratory specialist at Michigan.
Profile Information
Scoutmaster
Patrol: 
Scouters (Adult Leaders)
HAM Radio Callsign: 
K8SAZ
School: 
Gabriel Richard

Born helpless and unable to provide for himself, Steve eventually overcame these handicaps to become a scouter with Troop 8. After graduating from both high school and college in Ann Arbor, Steve is still unable to find his way out of town and would appreciate any directions you can give him.

Favorite Books: Arfken and Weber's Mathematical Methods for Physicists, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Count of Monte Cristo

Favorite Movies/TV Shows: 24, Firefly, Heroes, Star Trek TNG, Troop 8 TV

Favorite Trips: Colorado Hut Skiing, Denmark Biking

Interests: boating, Camping, science, skiing, Swimming, technology

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