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