While he was president Riggs created new efficiency in the operation of the college.
Although reluctant to accept the position he was appointed the fifth president in March 1911. On 6 December 1909, Riggs was chosen acting president of Clemson College to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of P. Riggs established the South Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1900, and served as vice-president and president of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Riggs became intensely active in the life of the college from the start: he organized the Glee Club, organized and coached the first football team in 1896, and was later responsible for the college's hiring of football coach John Heisman. In 1901, he was appointed professor of electrical engineering and head of the engineering department. Riggs came to Clemson in 1896, as an assistant in the mechanical and electrical engineering department. He began his career at Auburn as an instructor in English and then physics. He received his undergraduate education in 1893, and the engineering and master of engineering degrees in 1894, from Auburn University. Walter Merritt Riggs was born 24 January 1873, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to Harpin and Emma Gowan Riggs.
Riggs Presidential Records ID Series.0017 Date Bulk, 1910-1924 Date Extent 11.0 cubic feet Language English 2-9-1761.Repository Clemson University Libraries Special Collections Creator Clemson University. 5-1-1800 age 69, buried Wilminton and Brandywine Cem. Hannah MOORE 3-10-1773, Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del.ĭ. Ann PIERCE 2-13-1770, Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del. 7-26-1910 Oklahoma, mother maiden name not given, d. 10-29-1893 Oklahoma, mother maiden name EMERY, d. 2-1965, son of Ishiah, son of Ross & Phebe.ī.
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