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