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