We appreciate Secretary Perrys long-term commitment to his alma mater and to

the state in general. He was a great leader on campus and has had a distinguished
career. At the same time, we were surprised that he weighed in on the university
student body election and respectfully disagree with his assessment. These
elections are run by the students with advisors from student affairs and issues
that arise are adjudicated in accordance with the Student Government
constitution and by-laws.

The disqualification of the leading vote-getter resulted in the certification of

Bobby Brooks as the next Student Body President effective April 21, 2017. To
suggest that the same decision of disqualification would not have been made if
the roles were reversed is to deny the Texas A&M of today where accountability
applies to all.

Bobby Brooks, in this role, represents all students of all backgrounds. I know that
he takes this responsibility seriously and we look forward to working with him.
We are also grateful to the other students who ran for the office and who will
undoubtedly continue to be leaders on the campus.

Amy B. Smith | Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Division of Marketing and Communications | Texas A&M University
1372 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1372