STORRS, Conn. (AP) The University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees has removed the interim tag from Radenka Maric's title and appointed the 56-year-old engineer to be the school's 17th president. Maric, who previously served for five years as the school's vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, became interim president in February, when Dr. Andrew Agwunobi left the interim job to become an executive at Humana Inc. Maric officially succeeds Thomas Katsouleas, who resigned in July 2021 after serving less than two years as president. Dan Toscano, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, said Wednesday that Maric emerged as the best choice for the job after a national search that included more than 150 candidates.