![James G. Riggs](/sites/default/files/styles/4x6_small/public/2023-12/riggs.jpeg?h=d1cb525d&itok=1P9LHRGN)
1913-1933
James G. Riggs welcomed the expansion of the highly regarded industrial arts program, including the opening of a state-of-the-art building (now known as Park Hall) in 1932. Through challenges such as the First World War, the outbreak of Spanish Influenza and the onset of the Great Depression, Riggs and his administration added more land to the current college location and persevered to keep Oswego moving forward.