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