Clayton J. Maus
Nov. 30, 1999
Clayton J. Maus, a 32-year employee who served WMU as registrar
and dean of admissions and records, died Nov. 19 in Kalamazoo.
He was 88.
Maus came to the University in 1942 as a biology instructor
and freshman basketball coach. He was named head track and cross
country coach in 1947 and held that position until he was appointed
assistant registrar in 1953.
In 1955, he was appointed registrar and in 1967, he was named
dean of admissions and records. He held that position until his
retirement with emeritus status in 1974.
Maus was a 1933 graduate of Ohio's Ashland College and he
earned a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in
1942. Prior to coming to WMU, he was a high school teacher and
coach in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Maus was president of the Central Collegiate Conference in
1952 and president of the Michigan Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers in 1963-64.
Memorial donations may be made to the Mike Gary Athletic Fund
through the WMU Foundation or to the Kalamazoo Lions Club.
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