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