Explore moments from
the first 100 years

The Gist: making sports inclusive

“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

Young Urban Farmers: Chris Wong, BCom'07

“The difference with the 30% Club is that it’s a campaign.”

A seat at the table

“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

“I found that once I started thinking about how economic growth can transform societies, it was difficult to think of anything else.”

International changemaker

“Jonathan Suter, BCom'05: I believed there had to be a better way.”

SimpleTax

Smith School of Business Announcement

2002

Goodes Hall opens, named to recognize benefactor Mel Goodes, BCom’57, LLD’94.

Goodes Hall opens

Going global

Canadian Art Magazine’s Top 10: Scott Lyall, BCom'87

“Time Auction makes it 'more enticing for people to get involved and help others.'”

Time Auction

2015

On October 1, 2015, the School adopts a new name – Smith School of Business.

Smith School of Business

Queen's Small Business Consulting wins big

“Within six weeks, Michael Organ's, BCom'88, website had more online traffic than the United Way.”

Helping busy people make a difference

Dean, teacher, researcher, leader: John Gordon on over 25 years at the School

437 Swimwear: Hyla Nayeri and Adrien Bettio, BCom'17

“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

Games that teach: Jane Wu, BCom'12

A master of reinvention: Gord Ray, BCom'93

Student Spotlight: Dakota Lavery, Comm'20

Chefs Plate finds success: Patrick Meyer and Jamie Shea, BCom'11

Across the continents: Rahim Lalani, BCom'11

Making waves: Janet Longmore, BCom'79

Better medicine: Carolyn Snider, BCom'96

Celebrating Dan Monieson

Lloyd & Co. Bespoke Tailoring: Talon Lloyd, BCom'15

Open for business: moving into Goodes Hall

Halfpipe hopeful: Jeff Batchelor, BCom'12

Student Spotlight: Hannah Gardner, BCom'18

Frosh week cheer

Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition (QEC) celebrates 25 years

Up and away: Doug Wightman, BCom'04

Marilyn Shurtleff and Marjorie Peart retire

“David was given the opportunity to choose one of three 'once in a lifetime' experiences.”

Gold Business Winner

Student Spotlight: Zain Safdar, BCom'18

An unexpected career move: Eva Wong, BCom'00

Digital nomad: Vanessa Cotlar, BCom'15

RateHub on Dragon's Den

Capitalize for Kids: Jeff Gallant & Kyle MacDonald, BCom'11

Flight to freedom: Miriam, Humaira and Trina Ghiacy

“Chris Labelle, BCom'14: Winning the pitch competition validated all of our hard work.”

Mosaic

Change agent: Tanya van Biesen, BCom'91

Teaching award winner "energized": Peggy Cunningham

Big League CFO: Erin Crowe, BCom'93

CBC's Next Great Prime Minister Competition: Robert Marsh, BCom'07

Considering different perspectives: Stephani Kingsmill, BCom'88

Student Spotlight: John Sibbald, BCom'18

“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

Foodies without borders: Erin Maynes, BCom'07

Hayley Rushford, BCom'15, and Prof. Kate Rowbotham

Niu Body's natural, vegan skincare: Connie Lo, BCom'15

“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

“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: Erin Palmeter, BCom'18

Bella bikes: Helen Vasilevski, BCom'92

Frosh week changes

A vintage summer

Vacation Fund: Erica Pearson, BCom'14

Parallel paths at Loblaw

The Lawrence legacy

“Bram Warshafsky and Rachel Zimmer, BCom'10: Marketers were being asked to do more with less.”

5Crowd Inc

COMMitment dinner 2005

Student Spotlight: Bonnie Zhang, BCom'19

Pursuit of happiness: Neil Pasricha, BCom'02

Career Mashup: Vanesa Cotlar, BCom'15

Student Spotlight: Paul Vollmershausen, BCom'18

Getting an edge: Emmanuel Genene, BCom'20

What women want: Joanna Griffiths, BCom'05

AutoShare: Kevin McLaughlin, BCom'89

“Nancy Jenkinson, BCom'82: I’d never really lost the dream that I was going to end up in the mountains.”

Reigniting career passion

Student Spotlight: Shirley Lin, BCom'18

The great British bake shop: David Caldana, BCom'99

In and out of hot water: Dave Jackson, BCom'91

“Douglas Peters, BCom'63, a future cabinet minister, did not go to university directly out of high school.”

Better late than never

Time capsule dedication

The evolving news business: Michael Nowlan, BCom'82

Goodes Challenge kicks-off

Smith Staff and Faculty | Commerce Alumni

Commerce Alumni: Smith staff and faculty

“When she heard Jeremy proclaim that electric bikes were the next big thing, she immediately got to work.”

Amego Electric Vehicles

From accounting to the CFL: Danny Brannagan, BCom'09

Student Spotlight: Heather Evans, BCom'16

“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

Unata: Chris Bryson, BCom'06

Concussion recovery technology: Colin Harding, BCom'17

Frosh week chorus line

Remembering Bill Miklas

Ecovention: Jennifer Wright, BCom'93

Marketer, mentor, legend: Ken Wong inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends

Fun in the craft brewing scene: Ryan Peterson, BCom'13

“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