(From left) Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Ph.D., associate professor of history, of religious studies and of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern studies, all in Arts & Sciences; Risa Zwerling Wrighton, wife of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; and John M. Olin School of Business alumnus Seckin Sürücü (’01) in front of the Blue Mosque, among the most important sites in Istanbul, Turkey. Completed in 1616, its six minarets are unique in Turkey. The three were part of a group of University administrators, including Chancellor Wrighton, who recently visited three Turkish universities to gauge interest in partnering with the McDonnell International Scholars Academy. Middle East Technical University in Ankara and Bogaziçi University in Istanbul formally signed on as the 20th and 21st McDonnell Academy partners. Karamustafa, who is from Turkey, will serve as ambassador to the Turkish schools.