Media Contact: Ayres 343-7445
For Immediate Release: January 4, 1971

Celestine P. Mau., 49, loan specialist, Branch of Credit, Red Lake Agency, Bureau of Indian Affair, Redlake, Minn., was named, Superintendent of the Red Lake Agency today by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Louis R. Bruce. Maus, who replaces P. Miller in the post, has been Acting Superintendent since October.

Maus started a 16-year career with the Bureau as a Minnesota Area Office Finance Specialist in 1955. He had been farm manager for St. Mary’s Catholic Mission, Red Lake, prior to entering Federal service. From his post 8.8 Finance Specialist he was promoted to Loan Examiner in 1961 and loan Specialist in 1964.

He received awards tor Sustained Superior Performance in both 1964 and 1970.

Born at St. Cloud, Minn., Maus is married and the father of a son and a daughter.