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