In and out of hot water: Dave Jackson, BCom'91
“Douglas Peters, BCom'63, a future cabinet minister, did not go to university directly out of high school.”
Better late than never
Launch of the first business degree program in Canada – Queen’s three-year Bachelor of Commerce – the genesis of Smith School of Business.
First business degree program in Canada launches
White hat brigade
Big League CFO: Erin Crowe, BCom'93
New technology supports BCom Plus
Young Urban Farmers: Chris Wong, BCom'07
Due to postwar growth and financial assistance to veterans, the School experienced record enrolment, and professors were required to teach special sessions during the summer months to accommodate the large contingents.
Postwar growth
Memories of the 80s
“A single course in Commerce by visiting professor Vladimir Popov inspired a lifelong fascination with Russian history and culture in Jeremy Estabrooks, BCom'98.”
A Russian detour
Memories from the 90s
Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition (QEC) celebrates 25 years
Marilyn Shurtleff and Marjorie Peart retire
Commerce Alumni: Smith staff and faculty
Fun in the craft brewing scene: Ryan Peterson, BCom'13
“When she heard Jeremy proclaim that electric bikes were the next big thing, she immediately got to work.”
Amego Electric Vehicles
Student Spotlight: Bonnie Zhang, BCom'19
At the close of the decade, Senior Matriculation followed by four years of study were required in the Commerce program.
Four years of study is required
Student Spotlight: Zain Safdar, BCom'18
Mel Goodes and Warner-Lambert pledge $1 million to the School of Business
Queen’s Board of Trustees votes to create a separate School of Commerce and Business Administration.
A separate School of Commerce and Business Administration is created
Early Nineties Memories from Commerce: Tracy Jenkin, BCom'94
“Dave Wilson, BCom'64: I didn’t care much about getting into Berkeley, but I did care about marching at half time.”
Tricolour Award Winners
Career Mashup: Vanesa Cotlar, BCom'15
Commerce founder: Professor O.D. Skelton
Frosh week changes
Inaugural QBET
Smith School of Business Announcement
A new home for the School of Business
1984 crest painting
“Inspired by his time working for his dad in real estate after graduation, Sam Battista, BCom'16, launched PropertySpark with two friends, including Matt Graves, BCom'18.”
PropertySpark
“Helen Bronskill, BCom'48: The war was over, the world was our oyster, and everyone was going to be alright.”
Memories from a women in Commerce in the 40s
Marketer, mentor, legend: Ken Wong inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends
MobyTrip travel app: Misha Plotkine, BCom'10
The Gist: making sports inclusive
"Master Teacher" Bill Cannon
Vacation Fund: Erica Pearson, BCom'14
Chefs Plate finds success: Patrick Meyer and Jamie Shea, BCom'11
If you don’t succeed at ICBC, try try again!
Bella bikes: Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92
“David was given the opportunity to choose one of three 'once in a lifetime' experiences.”
Gold Business Winner
Making waves: Janet Longmore, BCom'79
Management simulation lab at work
Opening of 'The Commons'
Celebrating Dan Monieson
“Jonathan Suter, BCom'05: I believed there had to be a better way.”
SimpleTax
Ice Storm '98
Goodes Challenge kicks-off
From accounting to the CFL: Danny Brannagan, BCom'09
Inaugural ICBC
25 years of ComSoc
Gerald Sutton's 40s snapshot
ICBC: five years of tradition
“Commerce students were encouraged to vote in a referendum asking students to support the levying of an optional fee that would raise $1.2 million in support of the Goodes Hall building expansion.”
Commerce students support Goodes Hall building expansion
Teaching award winner "energized": Peggy Cunningham
Student Spotlight: Heather Evans, BCom'16
The computer lab opens
“Nancy Jenkinson, BCom'82: I’d never really lost the dream that I was going to end up in the mountains.”
Reigniting career passion
Niu Body's natural, vegan skincare: Connie Lo, BCom'15
Ecovention: Jennifer Wright, BCom'93
Better medicine: Carolyn Snider, BCom'96
ICBC 20 during Ice Storm '98
Unata: Chris Bryson, BCom'06
Concussion recovery technology: Colin Harding, BCom'17
The great British bake shop: David Caldana, BCom'99
70s Snapshot
O. D. Skelton convinces Queen's alum Dr. W. C. Clark to join him in the Department of Political and Economic Science.
Department of Political and Economic Science grows
“Within six weeks, Michael Organ's, BCom'88, website had more online traffic than the United Way.”
Helping busy people make a difference
Halfpipe hopeful: Jeff Batchelor, BCom'12
Flight to freedom: Miriam, Humaira and Trina Ghiacy
“Merv Daub, BCom'66: We were just in front of the more radical wave of the sixties. Guys were starting to grow their hair long. I wore a beard, which was unheard of in Commerce, and certainly unheard of on the football team.”
Memories of the 60s
Dunning Hall opens on the corner of University Avenue and Union Street.
Dunning Hall opens
Memories from the 70s
Student Spotlight: Dakota Lavery, Comm'20
An unexpected career move: Eva Wong, BCom'00
Queen's Small Business Consulting wins big
Student Spotlight: Paul Vollmershausen, BCom'18
On October 1, 2015, the School adopts a new name – Smith School of Business.
Smith School of Business
Frosh week cheer
“One of the highlights of Peter McConaghy's, BCom'07, work was seeing directly how the people of Tajikistan benefited from the bank’s microcredit activities.”
A year in Tajikistan
Remembering Bill Miklas
70s recollections
Across the continents: Rahim Lalani, BCom'11
The Donald Gordon Centre for Continuing Education opens.
The Donald Gordon Centre opens
Goodes Hall Expansion
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1998
Goodes Hall opens, named to recognize benefactor Mel Goodes, BCom’57, LLD’94.
Goodes Hall opens
‘Water Bowl’ of ‘38
Dean, teacher, researcher, leader: John Gordon on over 25 years at the School
“Time Auction makes it 'more enticing for people to get involved and help others.'”
Time Auction
The evolving news business: Michael Nowlan, BCom'82
Favourite professors from the 40s
50s Snapshot
437 Swimwear: Hyla Nayeri and Adrien Bettio, BCom'17
“Bram Warshafsky and Rachel Zimmer, BCom'10: Marketers were being asked to do more with less.”
5Crowd Inc
Student Spotlight: Kanak Nagee, BCom'18
Time capsule dedication
Change agent: Tanya van Biesen, BCom'91
Frosh week chorus line
Prof. Frank Collom with School of Business secretaries
Dr. W. A. Mackintosh succeeds Dr. Clark as the Director of the School of Commerce and Administration.
Dr. W. A. Mackintosh becomes Director of the School
Memories of the 50s
John Purkis, BCom'48, on the Class of '48
“Its innovation, CNC Assembly – a flexible, high-speed assembly technology – was the subject of an episode of ‘How It’s Made’ on the Discovery Channel.”
Transformix, from humble beginnings to manufacturing success
Message from Commerce Department Head W.A. Mackintosh
Foodies without borders: Erin Maynes, BCom'07
A master of reinvention: Gord Ray, BCom'93
What women want: Joanna Griffiths, BCom'05
Open for business: moving into Goodes Hall
Business Graphics Centre opens: Michael Organ, BCom'88
Digital nomad: Vanessa Cotlar, BCom'15
Capitalize for Kids: Jeff Gallant & Kyle MacDonald, BCom'11
30s Snapshot
Parallel paths at Loblaw
Dean: Margot Northey
“Chris Labelle, BCom'14: Winning the pitch competition validated all of our hard work.”
Mosaic
Games that teach: Jane Wu, BCom'12
A gap year in Africa: Clarisse Lau, BCom'09
“Though it originally started as a fun side project, Derek Szeto, BCom'05, ran RedFlagDeals.com throughout his undergraduate degree and decided to pursue it full time after finishing school.”
Group buying power
COMMitment dinner 2005
Student Spotlight: Shirley Lin, BCom'18
Student Spotlight: Hannah Gardner, BCom'18
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1976
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum
“Bob Shoniker, MBA'70: Up to 1968, Commerce was part of Arts and Science. I was part of the group that created the Commerce Society.”
Creating the Commerce Society
Up and away: Doug Wightman, BCom'04
80s Snapshot
60s Snapshot
Queen's Marketing Association's Resource Centre opens
Warner-Lambert pledges $1 million to the Commerce program
The Lawrence legacy
Student Spotlight: Aysha Tabassum, Comm'22
“One of Gannon Jones', BCom'94, proudest accomplishments was SunChips' involvement in rebuilding the sustainable community of Greenburg, Kansas, after a devastating tornado in 2008.”
Working for the greater good
The class of 1948
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (and Centre for International Management) are established.
Two new centres are established
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1949
Although the forties began with rising enrolment numbers, the war soon took its toll.
War took its toll
Lloyd & Co. Bespoke Tailoring: Talon Lloyd, BCom'15
A vintage summer
Going global
Launch of the MBA program.
MBA program launches
“Forever glad that I was 'Feeling fine in '89' as a Commie.”
Pat Baldwin, BCom'89, remembers his days in Commerce.
Award winning teacher: Yolande Chan
Between the years 1908 and 1914, the Department of Political and Economic Science at Queen's consisted of two men, Dr. O. D. Skelton and Dr. W. W. Swanson.
Banking courses launch
AutoShare: Kevin McLaughlin, BCom'89
Commerce's first home: 75 Union Street
“I found that once I started thinking about how economic growth can transform societies, it was difficult to think of anything else.”
International changemaker
90s Snapshot
John Abbot, BCom'72: My BCom made me a better artist
Student Spotlight: Erin Palmeter, BCom'18
Getting an edge: Emmanuel Genene, BCom'20
Case competition team to Dallas, TX
Considering different perspectives: Stephani Kingsmill, BCom'88
Memories of the Thrifty 30s: John Welch, BCom'38
Student Spotlight: John Sibbald, BCom'18
The 1920's were a period of growing pains for the newly formed School of Commerce and Administration.
BCom convocation hood is bordered with green silk
Pursuit of happiness: Neil Pasricha, BCom'02
RateHub on Dragon's Den
“His on-air talent combined with his business acumen eventually attracted the attention of producers for the Oprah Winfrey Network.”
Ready for his close-up
The School of Business officially becomes a separate faculty with its own Dean.
School gets its own dean
Hayley Rushford, BCom'15, and Prof. Kate Rowbotham
Neil Pasricha remembers The Commerce COMMrade
Canadian Art Magazine’s Top 10: Scott Lyall, BCom'87
CBC's Next Great Prime Minister Competition: Robert Marsh, BCom'07
First Chartered Accountant extension courses are offered, making Queen’s the exclusive provider of CA education in Ontario and elsewhere.
Chartered Accountant extension courses
“The difference with the 30% Club is that it’s a campaign.”
A seat at the table
#StillHaveMyFroshWeekTee: Peggy Steele, BCom'99
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