Lowell Penrod

Lowell Penrod was the head custodian of the Granite School District from 1981 - 1998,  2001 - 2013. During 1998 - 2001, he acted as head custodian at Jesuit High School in Detroit. He is famous for taking DJ Condog on as a custodian apprentice for 5 months in 2001.

Involvement With DJ Condog
When DJ Condog returned to Detroit, he got the job as assistant

Custodian at Jesuit High School and was apprentice to Head Custodian Lowell Penrod. In June of 2001, Lowell got in contact with                Pyuet Heese IV, Lord of the Custodians and requested that DJ Condog would become a Chief Custodian, 6 ranks below the rank of Head. Lord Pyuet approved and set the ceremony for late September.

On 15 September 2001, DJ Condog was arrested for selling crack/cocaine to teenagers that attended the school. Ashamed and blaming himself for Condog's failure, Lowell returned to the Granite High School District where he remained as Head Custodian until is retirement in April of 2013.

Medal of Freedom
In 2013, Lowell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for is work as a custodian for over 30 years. He stated "this is a very big step in gaining respect from the people who may forget about us custodians".