“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
AutoShare: Kevin McLaughlin, BCom'89
MobyTrip travel app: Misha Plotkine, BCom'10
Smith School of Business Announcement
First Chartered Accountant extension courses are offered, making Queen’s the exclusive provider of CA education in Ontario and elsewhere.
Chartered Accountant extension courses
Capitalize for Kids: Jeff Gallant & Kyle MacDonald, BCom'11
80s Snapshot
Student Spotlight: Dakota Lavery, Comm'20
Digital nomad: Vanessa Cotlar, BCom'15
Bella bikes: Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92
“I found that once I started thinking about how economic growth can transform societies, it was difficult to think of anything else.”
International changemaker
437 Swimwear: Hyla Nayeri and Adrien Bettio, BCom'17
“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
Change agent: Tanya van Biesen, BCom'91
Frosh week cheer
Vacation Fund: Erica Pearson, BCom'14
Goodes Challenge kicks-off
The evolving news business: Michael Nowlan, BCom'82
CBC's Next Great Prime Minister Competition: Robert Marsh, BCom'07
"Master Teacher" Bill Cannon
Remembering Bill Miklas
70s recollections
A vintage summer
The Donald Gordon Centre for Continuing Education opens.
The Donald Gordon Centre opens
Frosh week chorus line
On October 1, 2015, the School adopts a new name – Smith School of Business.
Smith School of Business
Student Spotlight: Paul Vollmershausen, BCom'18
RateHub on Dragon's Den
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
Lloyd & Co. Bespoke Tailoring: Talon Lloyd, BCom'15
30s Snapshot
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 accomodate the large contingents.
Postwar growth
Career Mashup: Vanesa Cotlar, BCom'15
50s Snapshot
From accounting to the CFL: Danny Brannagan, BCom'09
Inaugural QBET
If you don’t succeed at ICBC, try try again!
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
Across the continents: Rahim Lalani, BCom'11
Meet the new dean: David Saunders
“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
Dean, teacher, researcher, leader: John Gordon on over 25 years at the School
Queen's Small Business Consulting wins big
Student Spotlight: Hannah Gardner, BCom'18
#StillHaveMyFroshWeekTee: Peggy Steele, BCom'99
Early Nineties Memories from Commerce: Tracy Jenkin, BCom'94
Pursuit of happiness: Neil Pasricha, BCom'02
“Within six weeks, Michael Organ's, BCom'88, website had more online traffic than the United Way.”
Helping busy people make a difference
Student Spotlight: Erin Palmeter, BCom'18
“Nancy Jenkinson, BCom'82: I’d never really lost the dream that I was going to end up in the mountains.”
Reigniting career passion
Marilyn Shurtleff and Marjorie Peart retire
An unexpected career move: Eva Wong, BCom'00
Memories from the 70s
Foodies without borders: Erin Maynes, BCom'07
New technology supports BCom Plus
Big League CFO: Erin Crowe, BCom'93
The School of Business officially becomes a separate faculty with its own Dean.
School gets its own dean
Memories from the 90s
Time capsule dedication
Ecovention: Jennifer Wright, BCom'93
Memories of the 80s
Inaugural ICBC
The class of 1948
Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition (QEC) celebrates 25 years
John Purkis, BCom'48, on the Class of '48
A gap year in Africa: Clarisse Lau, BCom'09
In and out of hot water: Dave Jackson, BCom'91
60s Snapshot
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
“Chris Labelle, BCom'14: Winning the pitch competition validated all of our hard work.”
Mosaic
“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
“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 Lawrence legacy
Mesage from Commerce Department Head W.A. Mackintosh
Concussion recovery technology: Colin Harding, BCom'17
Commerce Alumni: Smith staff and faculty
Frosh week changes
Dean: Margot Northey
“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
1984 crest painting
Opening of 'The Commons'
The great British bake shop: David Caldana, BCom'99
Student Spotlight: Kanak Nagee, BCom'18
Goodes Hall Expansion
“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
Prof. Frank Collum with School of Business secretaries
Teaching award winner "energized": Peggy Cunningham
Goodes Hall opens, named to recognize benefactor Mel Goodes, BCom’57, LLD’94.
Goodes Hall opens
Getting an edge: Emmanuel Greene, BCom'20
“Douglas Peters, BCom'63, a future cabinet minister, did not go to university directly out of high school.”
Better late than never
“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
A master of reinvention: Gord Ray, BCom'93
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1976
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum
Memories of the Thrifty 30s: John Welch, BCom'38
Open for business: moving into Goodes Hall
“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
Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (and Centre for International Management) are established.
Two new centres are established
Halfpipe hopeful: Jeff Batchelor, BCom'12
Niu Body's natural, vegan skincare: Connie Lo, BCom'15
Considering different perspectives: Stephani Kingsmill, BCom'88
Business Graphics Centre opens: Michael Organ, BCom'88
“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
Commerce's first home: 75 Union Street
John Abbot, BCom'72: My BCom made me a better artist
The computer lab opens
Case competition team to Dallas, TX
Student Spotlight: John Sibbald, BCom'18
Fun in the craft brewing scene: Ryan Peterson, BCom'13
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
“Forever glad that I was 'Feeling fine in '89' as a Commie.”
Pat Baldwin, BCom'89, remembers his days in Commerce.
Student Spotlight: Zain Safdar, BCom'18
Commerce founder: Professor O.D. Skelton
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
Unata: Chris Bryson, BCom'06
“When she heard Jeremy proclaim that electric bikes were the next big thing, she immediately got to work.”
Amego Electric Vehicles
Marketer, mentor, legend: Ken Wong inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends
Canadian Art Magazine’s Top 10: Scott Lyall, BCom'87
“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
A new home for the School of Business
‘Water Bowl’ of ‘38
Gerald Sutton's 40s snapshot
Launch of the MBA program.
MBA program launches
COMMitment dinner 2005
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1998
Better medicine: Carolyn Snider, BCom'96
“Bram Warshafsky and Rachel Zimmer, BCom'10: Marketers were being asked to do more with less.”
5Crowd Inc
Young Urban Farmers: Chris Wong, BCom'07
Hayley Rushford, BCom'15, and Prof. Kate Rowbotham
Chefs Plate finds success: Patrick Meyer and Jamie Shea, BCom'11
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
Parallel paths at Loblaw
Flight to freedom: Miriam, Humaira and Trina Ghiacy
Celebrating Dan Monieson
Neil Pasricha remembers The Commerce COMMrade
Games that teach: Jane Wu, BCom'12
ICBC: five years of tradition
Ice Storm '98
The Gist: making sports inclusive
Bachelor of Commerce Curriculum, 1949
Student Spotlight: Bonnie Zhang, BCom'19
What women want: Joanna Griffiths, BCom'05
“Time Auction makes it 'more enticing for people to get involved and help others.'”
Time Auction
Memories of the 50s
Management simulation lab at work
White hat brigade
Going global
Dunning Hall opens on the corner of University Avenue and Union Street.
Dunning Hall opens
“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
Although the forties began with rising enrolment numbers, the war soon took its toll.
War took its toll
25 years of ComSoc
Student Spotlight: Heather Evans, BCom'16
“David was given the opportunity to choose one of three 'once in a lifetime' experiences.”
Gold Business Winner
Student Spotlight: Shirley Lin, BCom'18
Up and away: Doug Wightman, BCom'04
“Jonathan Suter, BCom'05: I believed there had to be a better way.”
SimpleTax
Student Spotlight: Aysha Tabassum, Comm'22
ICBC 20 during Ice Storm '98
Making waves: Janet Longmore, BCom'79
Favourite professors from the 40s
Queen's Marketing Association's Resource Centre opens
Warner-Lambert pledges $1 million to the Commerce program
Mel Goodes and Warner-Lambert pledge $1 million to the School of Business
Award winning teacher: Yolande Chan
90s Snapshot
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
“The difference with the 30% Club is that it’s a campaign.”
A seat at the table
70s Snapshot
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