O.D. Skelton, a graduate of Queen's and the University of Chicago, is considered the father of business studies at Queen's. In 1913, he established Queen's extension courses in commerce and banking to help advance the professional qualifications of Canada's banking community. In 1919, he was responsible for starting Queen's Commerce program – Canada's first degree program in business. He later added courses in accounting which were designed to help Chartered Accountants meet their professional requirements.

Inducted in: 2009

W.C. (Clifford) Clark, a graduate of Queen's and Harvard, was recruited in 1915 to help run the banking courses at Queen's. With O.D. Skelton, he helped create and run the new Commerce degree in 1919 and the new Chartered Accountant extension courses in 1921. Clark ran the Commerce program until 1923 when he left Queen's to become an investment banker. Later, as Deputy Minister of Finance in Ottawa, Clark greatly influenced public affairs during the Depression, World War II and Reconstruction.

Inducted in: 2009

W.A. (Bill) Mackintosh, a graduate of Queen's and Harvard, returned to Queen's in 1920 as director of Commerce courses, including the banking and Chartered Accountant courses. In 1929, he introduced the four year honours format of the Commerce program. He was influential in establishing a separate faculty, the "School of Business," at Queen's in 1963. Mackintosh spent WWII in Ottawa as an important member of the Department of Finance, returning to Queen's as principal in 1951. He formally retired in 1961.

Inducted in: 2009

R.G.H. (Reg) Smails, a Chartered Accountant, was recruited in 1922 to help manage the heavy workload associated with the Chartered Accountant extension program. In 1926, he and C.E. Walker co-authored Accounting Principles and Practices, which became the standard text in accounting until well into the 1950s. Smails was acting director of Commerce courses during the Depression and WWII, and was appointed director in 1951, a position he held until his retirement in 1959.

Inducted in: 2009

J.E. (Ev) Smyth, a Chartered Accountant, arrived immediately after World War II to help deal with the exploding population of ex-servicemen in the Commerce, and Canadian Banker’s Association correspondence, courses. Teaching Accounting and Commercial Law, he is fondly remembered by former students as a well-prepared and excellent teacher with a finely-tuned sense of humour. He became a noted figure in both fields especially as a co-author of an important text in Law and Business Administration in Canada with D.A. Soberman of Queen’s Law School.

Inducted in: 2016

F.D. (Frank) Collom, a Queen's MBA graduate, was known and loved by thousands of Queen's students both in the School of Business and across the university, receiving numerous teaching awards. Twice he was cited in Maclean's magazine as the most popular professor at Queen's. Collom was a consultant to dozens of not-for-profit organizations, refusing to take any remuneration for this work, preferring that the organizations make a donation to a local food bank or charity.

Inducted in: 2009

J.R.M. (John) Gordon, a Queen's MBA graduate with a PhD from MIT, joined the School in 1975. He served as dean from 1978 to 1988, leading the creation of a strategy for the School that emphasized innovation, and excellence in both teaching and research. Gordon encouraged connections with the broader business community, including the growth of executive education programs. An outstanding case-method teacher and prolific researcher, Gordon was a mentor and inspiration to faculty and students.

Inducted in: 2009

R.J. (Rich) Hand, a WWII veteran, joined Queen's as a professor of marketing and economics after graduate work at the University of Chicago. Upon becoming dean in 1966, he was faced with the need to rapidly expand the number of faculty and course offerings to meet growing demand. Over his 10 years as dean, the School grew significantly. Hand recruited scholars from leading business schools in the US and Canada, expanded Commerce and MBA enrolment and started the PhD program.

Inducted in: 2009

R.J. (Rich) Hand, a WWII veteran, joined Queen's as a professor of marketing and economics after graduate work at the University of Chicago. Upon becoming dean in 1966, he was faced with the need to rapidly expand the number of faculty and course offerings to meet growing demand. Over his 10 years as dean, the School grew significantly. Hand recruited scholars from leading business schools in the US and Canada, expanded Commerce and MBA enrolment and started the PhD program.

Inducted in: 2009

N.B. (Norman) Macintosh is among the world's most widely known and respected accounting scholars. With publications in the top academic journals in his field, he is widely cited by his peers. Macintosh is one of only two professors to have received both research and teaching awards from the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, and the only professor to have twice won the Research Excellence Award at Smith. His books are considered classics in the field of behavioral accounting.

Inducted in: 2009

D.D. (Danny) Monieson earned his MBA at Miami University of Ohio and his PhD in Marketing at Ohio State University. An outstanding marketing teacher and consultant, Monieson inspired students and business leaders for more than three decades, and was twice a recipient of the Commerce Society Teaching Excellence Award. As a philosopher and historian of marketing ideas he influenced scholars around the world. The Monieson Centre at Smith continues his quest to advance the understanding of knowledge-based enterprises.

Inducted in: 2009

E.D. (Ted) Neave, a graduate of UBC with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, joined the School in 1971. A prolific researcher, his publications in finance range from purely theoretical works, to empirical articles, to public-policy-oriented prescription pieces, to papers designed for lay readers. Neave developed and implemented simulation-based teaching modules for the Institute of Canadian Bankers that are used in more than 40 countries. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers.

Inducted in: 2009

R.G.R. (Gordon) Cassidy was an innovator and visionary, who led the development of Queen’s Executive MBA program in Ottawa in 1992. In 1994 he led the launch of Queen’s National Executive MBA program, the first to be delivered across Canada by video-conference. This educational delivery model allowed the school to expand beyond Kingston to offer a series of high quality MBA programs across Canada and subsequently across the Americas. Gordon’s strong teaching skills earned him the university-wide Frank Knox Teaching Award in 1997.

Inducted in: 2016

R.L. (Rick) Jackson left his mark on the school as a professor of negotiation and industrial relations, mentor, and Commerce program Chair. Recognized for his teaching excellence by Queen’s and multiple times by the Commerce Society for his contributions to student life, he infused his classes with real-world lessons from current events, history, and his experience as a mediator and arbitrator. He championed initiatives such as I.C.B.C. and QBET, true to his belief that much of the educational value of attending university is to be found in extracurricular activities.

Inducted in: 2016

C.A. (Carl) Lawrence, of the Wharton School, taught Marketing and was Commerce program Chair through its explosive growth during the late 1960s and 1970s. A larger-than-life personality he was known and loved by many people around Kingston and particularly by the generations of Commerce students who crossed his path. He was also responsible, as Acting Dean (1977-78), for formalizing many of the reporting, promotion and tenure decisions in the School which earned him considerable respect from the faculty at the time and in subsequent years.

Inducted in: 2016

R.H. (Bob) Crandall graduated from Queen’s in 1951, eventually becoming a CA. In 1959, as Queen’s Bursar, he was instrumental in revamping Queen’s financial planning and control systems. On completing his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley, he returned to Queen’s. An inspired and inspiring teacher and researcher in accounting and organizational behaviour, Bob was the epitome of a great teacher and mentor. He actively liaised between the accounting profession and the School, becoming a Fellow of the ICA in 1976.

Inducted in: 2016