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