Honoring the McVays
John McVay retired as president of WWU at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. He completed 44 years of service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 18 of those years at WWU. He is the longest-serving president in the university’s history.
President McVay and his wife, Pam, have partnered to graciously welcome thousands of guests to the campuses of WWU and are well-known for their active roles in public events.
![Photo of John McVay and his daughter smiling at graduation](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/0/csm_RS47845__70C7354_lpr_4efaefa095.jpg)
![Photo of John McVay and Wally Wolf](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/d/csm_RS77721_0B2B7462_lpr_b1497c1126.jpg)
![John and Pam McVay smile at the camera while holding hands](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_RS57446_8764_451c358512.jpg)
![Photo of John McVay talking to three students up front at the church](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/c/csm_RS56054_IMG_9304_lpr_ca6b0067af.jpg)
![John McVay driving a light blue beetle](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/2/csm_RS77742_0B2B7377_lpr_361996e78d.jpg)
![John McVay talks to someone at his book signing](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/0/csm_RS184507_CJD_3840_lpr_f73a983012.jpg)
![Photo of John McVay and two other people watching a baseball game](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/4/csm_RS149814_KEW_9312_lpr_26986d2be5.jpg)
![Photo of John McVay smiling wearing a striped apron and holding a camera and blue cup](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/0/csm_RS96175_IMG_4804_lpr_c08846f37e.jpg)
![John McVay and students walk in front of the ad building in the snow](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/2/csm_RS45132_IMG_0204_lpr_5721c113fd.jpg)
![President McVay plays trombone with another faculty member](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/b/csm_RS96985_PRB-3861_lpr_39aea81c5a.jpg)
![John and Pam McVay smile at the camera and sit in the back of an orange truck](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/c/csm_RS127497_PRBL1614_lpr_542da1f49f.jpg)
![John McVay talks in a microphone in front of the ad building](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/2/csm_RS20505_ad_buiding-132_5d8f8af283.jpg)