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