Ensel, Lowell Scott
About Lowell Scott Ensel
On Monday, May 11, 2015, of Takoma Park, MD, UMD student Lowell Ensel passed suddenly at the age of 20. He excelled academically and was an intern for Congressman Mike Bost, who remembered him after his passing on the floor of the US House of Representatives.1 The Lowell Ensel Keystone Prize now honors a member of Honors Humanities program whose project takes the form of a creative work of art, music, literature or film. The prize is presented in memory of Lowell Ensel, a former Honors Humanities student who demonstrated an incredible talent for filmmaking in his Keystone Project, entitled In the Midterm.2
About the Japanese Maple
This maple is located just to the left of the main entrance to House 6 on Fraternity Row. Acer palmatum has a number of botanical varieties and cultivars based on the popularity of this tree. Trees can reach from 15 feet in height to as much as 40 feet, based on the type selected and often has striking fall color, also with a great range from yellow to bronze to red to purple.