Engstrom picked as University of Montana president

Engstrom picked as University of Montana president

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Board of Regents on Thursday approved University of Montana Provost Royce Engstrom as the school's next president.

Engstrom will take the position Oct. 15, replacing retiring President George Dennison, said Kevin McRae, the board's associate commissioner for communications and human resources.

The board voted in a meeting in Butte to allow Commissioner of Higher Education Sheila Stearns to enter into a contract with Engstrom, and the provost immediately accepted, McRae said.

A university spokesman did not have im...