The title of the address will be "The Heart and Soul of Montreat: A Welcome and Farewell Address."
Dr. Fapetu grew up in Nigeria, and recently became a US citizen. She earned her undergraduate degree from North London University, and her M.B.A and D.B.A. from United States International University(now Alliant University). Her career in higher education, both as an administrator and a professor in the classroom, has continued in the United States over the last 25 years. She joined Montreat College as the first full-time faculty for the School of Professional and Adult Studies in 1995. Since that time she has served the college in a number of capacities, including serving as department chair for Business, Associate Dean for Adult Studies, and as Vice President and Dean of Academics from 2004 to 2008.