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