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