"From a modest seminary in Bekwai to Ghana's first chartered private university - the men who carried the vision forward."
Initially, casually christened "Bekwai Seminary," the Adventist Missionary College (renamed Adventist Ministerial College in 1981) was hosted by the Bekwai Secondary School from September 1979 to September 1983, when it collapsed to give way to the Adventist Missionary College that started at Adenta near Accra (1983-1989).
In January 1989, the institution was moved to Oyibi and renamed Valley View College.
When the National Accreditation Board granted an institutional accreditation to the College in 1997 - becoming the first private tertiary institution to be accredited in Ghana - the name Valley View University was adopted. In 2006, a Presidential Charter placed the institution on a full university status, again becoming the first private tertiary educational institution to be chartered in Ghana.
Since its establishment, there have been five acting presidents and six substantive presidents, three of them bearing the title "Vice Chancellor" - a title reserved for the head of a chartered university in Ghana.
Five acting presidents and six substantive presidents have shaped Valley View University across four decades of service, scholarship and faith.
Director / President
Pioneer leader of the Adventist Missionary College, guiding the institution through its formative Bekwai and Adenta years.
Acting Director
Steered the young seminary during its transitional period before the move to Adenta near Accra.
Acting President
Provided continuity of academic leadership during a critical year of institutional growth.
Acting President
Oversaw preparations for the historic relocation of the institution to Oyibi.
Acting President
Led the college through its first year at the Oyibi campus as Valley View College.
President
Championed early campus development and the expansion of academic programmes at Oyibi.
Acting President
Maintained institutional stability and mission focus during a season of transition.
President
Strengthened the academic foundations that prepared the college for national accreditation.
President / Vice Chancellor
The longest serving head of the institution. Under his leadership Valley View became the first accredited private tertiary institution in Ghana (1997) and the first to receive a Presidential Charter (2006).
Vice Chancellor
Expanded graduate education and research output while consolidating the university's chartered status.
Vice Chancellor
Advanced scholarship, faculty development and the international profile of the university.
President / Vice Chancellor
Brought three decades of international service to bear on digital transformation and community outreach.
In Office
Vice Chancellor
The current Vice Chancellor, leading Valley View University into its next era of academic and spiritual excellence.
| Name | Designation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Walton S. Whaley | Director / President | 1980 / 1983 - 1987 |
| Emmanuel Osei | Acting Director | 1981 - 1983 |
| Arlyn C. Sundsted | Acting President | 1987 - 1988 |
| Christus A. Mensah | Acting President | 1988 - 1989 |
| Isreal T. Agboka | Acting President | 1989 - 1990 |
| Donald Eichner | President | 1989 / 1990 - 1991 |
| Francis Chase | Acting President | 1991 - 1992 |
| Roland L. Joachim | President | 1992 - 1994 |
| Seth A. Laryea | President / Vice Chancellor | 1995 - 2010 |
| Prof. Daniel Buor | Vice Chancellor | 2010 - 2015 |
| Prof. Daniel K. Bediako | Vice Chancellor | 2015 - 2022 |
| Prof. William K. Koomson | President / Vice Chancellor | 2022 - 2025 |
| Prof. Daniel Ganu | Vice Chancellor | 2026 - Present |
Discover the office that carries this legacy forward today, and the story of how Valley View University came to be.
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