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