Smith School of Business Announcement
“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
“The difference with the 30% Club is that it’s a campaign.”
A seat at the table
Frosh week cheer
“Chris Labelle, BCom'14: Winning the pitch competition validated all of our hard work.”
Mosaic
Memories from the 90s
Marketer, mentor, legend: Ken Wong inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends
A gap year in Africa: Clarisse Lau, BCom'09
Business Graphics Centre opens: Michael Organ, BCom'88
437 Swimwear: Hyla Nayeri and Adrien Bettio, BCom'17
Chefs Plate finds success: Patrick Meyer and Jamie Shea, BCom'11
Ice Storm '98
Across the continents: Rahim Lalani, BCom'11
Case competition team to Dallas, TX
Student Spotlight: Heather Evans, BCom'16
A master of reinvention: Gord Ray, BCom'93
Open for business: moving into Goodes Hall
Capitalize for Kids: Jeff Gallant & Kyle MacDonald, BCom'11
From accounting to the CFL: Danny Brannagan, BCom'09
If you don’t succeed at ICBC, try try again!
Celebrating Dan Monieson
The Lawrence legacy
Hayley Rushford, BCom'15, and Prof. Kate Rowbotham
ICBC 20 during Ice Storm '98
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
Change agent: Tanya van Biesen, BCom'91
Fun in the craft brewing scene: Ryan Peterson, BCom'13
Up and away: Doug Wightman, BCom'04
“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
Flight to freedom: Miriam, Humaira and Trina Ghiacy
Frosh week chorus line
Goodes Challenge kicks-off
“Nancy Jenkinson, BCom'82: I’d never really lost the dream that I was going to end up in the mountains.”
Reigniting career passion
Student Spotlight: John Sibbald, BCom'18
Niu Body's natural, vegan skincare: Connie Lo, BCom'15
Early Nineties Memories from Commerce: Tracy Jenkin, BCom'94
Memories of the 50s
“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
ICBC: five years of tradition
Management simulation lab at work
John Purkis, BCom'48, on the Class of '48
Inaugural QBET
White hat brigade
Favourite professors from the 40s
“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
Big League CFO: Erin Crowe, BCom'93
“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
“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
“I found that once I started thinking about how economic growth can transform societies, it was difficult to think of anything else.”
International changemaker
Student Spotlight: Bonnie Zhang, BCom'19
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1976
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1998
“Bram Warshafsky and Rachel Zimmer, BCom'10: Marketers were being asked to do more with less.”
5Crowd Inc
“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
The Donald Gordon Centre for Continuing Education opens.
The Donald Gordon Centre opens
MobyTrip travel app: Misha Plotkine, BCom'10
Marilyn Shurtleff and Marjorie Peart retire
50s Snapshot
Pursuit of happiness: Neil Pasricha, BCom'02
Commerce Alumni: Smith staff and faculty
“Within six weeks, Michael Organ's, BCom'88, website had more online traffic than the United Way.”
Helping busy people make a difference
COMMitment dinner 2005
60s Snapshot
80s Snapshot
What women want: Joanna Griffiths, BCom'05
“Jonathan Suter, BCom'05: I believed there had to be a better way.”
SimpleTax
AutoShare: Kevin McLaughlin, BCom'89
“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
Lloyd & Co. Bespoke Tailoring: Talon Lloyd, BCom'15
Going global
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
Career Mashup: Vanesa Cotlar, BCom'15
Queen's Marketing Association's Resource Centre opens
New technology supports BCom Plus
Goodes Hall Expansion
Queen's Small Business Consulting wins big
Student Spotlight: Dakota Lavery, Comm'20
Inaugural ICBC
Concussion recovery technology: Colin Harding, BCom'17
Memories of the Thrifty 30s: John Welch, BCom'38
Digital nomad: Vanessa Cotlar, BCom'15
70s recollections
Vacation Fund: Erica Pearson, BCom'14
Teaching award winner "energized": Peggy Cunningham
Student Spotlight: Hannah Gardner, BCom'18
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1949
“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
Frosh week changes
“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
70s Snapshot
Halfpipe hopeful: Jeff Batchelor, BCom'12
Young Urban Farmers: Chris Wong, BCom'07
Opening of 'The Commons'
Launch of the MBA program.
MBA program launches
Goodes Hall opens, named to recognize benefactor Mel Goodes, BCom’57, LLD’94.
Goodes Hall opens
Ecovention: Jennifer Wright, BCom'93
Considering different perspectives: Stephani Kingsmill, BCom'88
Remembering Bill Miklas
Foodies without borders: Erin Maynes, BCom'07
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
Student Spotlight: Paul Vollmershausen, BCom'18
Better medicine: Carolyn Snider, BCom'96
In and out of hot water: Dave Jackson, BCom'91
Student Spotlight: Erin Palmeter, BCom'18
Bella bikes: Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92
‘Water Bowl’ of ‘38
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
“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
The evolving news business: Michael Nowlan, BCom'82
Dunning Hall opens on the corner of University Avenue and Union Street.
Dunning Hall opens
The great British bake shop: David Caldana, BCom'99
CBC's Next Great Prime Minister Competition: Robert Marsh, BCom'07
1984 crest painting
Neil Pasricha remembers The Commerce COMMrade
25 years of ComSoc
Student Spotlight: Aysha Tabassum, Comm'22
Mel Goodes and Warner-Lambert pledge $1 million to the School of Business
Commerce founder: Professor O.D. Skelton
Getting an edge: Emmanuel Genene, BCom'20
“David was given the opportunity to choose one of three 'once in a lifetime' experiences.”
Gold Business Winner
Canadian Art Magazine’s Top 10: Scott Lyall, BCom'87
Student Spotlight: Zain Safdar, BCom'18
RateHub on Dragon's Den
Message from Commerce Department Head W.A. Mackintosh
Memories of the 80s
Unata: Chris Bryson, BCom'06
Gerald Sutton's 40s snapshot
“Time Auction makes it 'more enticing for people to get involved and help others.'”
Time Auction
The computer lab opens
Commerce's first home: 75 Union Street
#StillHaveMyFroshWeekTee: Peggy Steele, BCom'99
Award winning teacher: Yolande Chan
Student Spotlight: Kanak Nagee, BCom'18
Warner-Lambert pledges $1 million to the Commerce program
On October 1, 2015, the School adopts a new name – Smith School of Business.
Smith School of Business
30s Snapshot
Prof. Frank Collom with School of Business secretaries
Parallel paths at Loblaw
Dean, teacher, researcher, leader: John Gordon on over 25 years at the School
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
“When she heard Jeremy proclaim that electric bikes were the next big thing, she immediately got to work.”
Amego Electric Vehicles
“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
“Forever glad that I was 'Feeling fine in '89' as a Commie.”
Pat Baldwin, BCom'89, remembers his days in Commerce.
"Master Teacher" Bill Cannon
The class of 1948
A new home for the School of Business
First Chartered Accountant extension courses are offered, making Queen’s the exclusive provider of CA education in Ontario and elsewhere.
Chartered Accountant extension courses
A vintage summer
Memories from the 70s
The Gist: making sports inclusive
“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
Games that teach: Jane Wu, BCom'12
John Abbot, BCom'72: My BCom made me a better artist
Although the forties began with rising enrolment numbers, the war soon took its toll.
War took its toll
Student Spotlight: Shirley Lin, BCom'18
Time capsule dedication
Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition (QEC) celebrates 25 years
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
Dean: Margot Northey
An unexpected career move: Eva Wong, BCom'00
Making waves: Janet Longmore, BCom'79
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
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (and Centre for International Management) are established.
Two new centres are established
90s Snapshot
The School of Business officially becomes a separate faculty with its own Dean.
School gets its own dean
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