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