Beginning in the winter of 2012, discussion began with the 50th Anniversary Committee about o cially establishing an AISB Alumni Association. One of the active members of the alumni community, Maria Tudor was asked to join the 50th Anniversary Planning Committee and to begin networking about this possibility. Although the school had already created an AISB Alums Facebook page, a team of volunteers created the 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Facebook Event page to showcase and inform alumni about the Alumni Reunion events scheduled for September 1-2, 2012. The number of friends accepting the invitation to attend the 50th Anniversary Alumni events soon topped 100 and many new alumni also became friends of the AISB Alums Facebook page. 

On Sunday September 2nd over 60 people gathered at the Entourage Restaurant to review and approve the AISB Alumni Constitution and select its rst slate of o cers. Prior to the business part of the event, however Mr. Radu Florescu, an ASB Alumni from 1968 talked about the evolution of our school and the role of alumni in ensuring the stability and reputation of AISB.

Dr. Ottaviano, AISB Director presided over the establishment of the AISB Alumni Association as a vertically unanimous show of hands adopted the Constitution. The Constitution was then declared valid.

Concluding the day’s business was the election of officers. There were 16 alumni running for the o ces of President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Members at Large. Balloting was monitored by members of the High School Student Council. 

Representing AISB in this capacity were Max Petre, HS Student Council President, Julie Brown, Vice President, Ana Frangogiannis, Alexandra Gheorghe, and Romane Prigent. These Student Council members distributed and collected the ballots, and tallyied the results. 

The individuals elected to lead the AISB Alumni Association were:

President: Maria Tudor
Vice President: Cristina Gingirov Secretary/Treasurer: Ioana Balu 

Delegates:
Sever Savanciuc, Monica de Romeo, Eduardo Khalil, Andreea Dinulescu, Didi Radu, Inna Asthana, Maria Roncea, Marius Opran, Ruxi Micsunescu, Alina Iaciu, Shirin Johari, Victorita Paun, Moshe Gordon.

Read the entire WORLD Magazine Summer 2013 here.