COLLEGE STATION, Texas - This football season will be the last for Reveille VIII, according to a report from KBTX. The current First Lady of Aggieland will retire after the Spring semester or upon selection of her successor.
Texas A&M Interim President Mark Hussey says the decision was made after consulting with her veterinarians at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.
Reveille VIII has been mascot since August 2008 when her predecessor retired. She will be 9 years old next spring. Over the past six years, she has participated in hundreds of athletic events, student programs and other activities since coming to campus.
Following her retirement, Reveille VIII will live at the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center on campus.
Hussey asked Tom Reber, interim vice president for student affairs, to chair a 12-member selection committee. The committee will immediately begin a nationwide search or Reveille IX.
