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