Celebrate with us
In 1920, the Bachelor of Commerce program began and by 1923 we had our first graduates. We are celebrating 100 Years of Commerce by sharing profiles and stories about our alumni. Keep an eye on this page for fun facts and event details.
Tell us your story
We encourage you to connect with us and share your memories, images and where you are now by contacting Lori Bauld at lori.bauld@dal.ca.
Read alumni stories
Q and A: Katie Haigh (Class of ’06)
Katie Haigh is an Undergraduate Academic Advising Officer in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie. Katie graduated from the Bachelor of Commerce program in 2006 and most recently from Dalhousie with a Master of Public Administration. Katie has been working at Dalhousie for almost twenty years and has been a part of the Undergraduate Advising… Read More »
Feature: Katherine Brewster (Class of ’05)
Katherine Brewster began her career in New York City right at the end of her Dal Commerce studies. Her first job was with Pharo Management, an emerging markets hedge fund. Katherine worked in their back office in operations, which was a fast and furious introduction to the world of alternative investment
Q and A: Valedictorian Shamir Hutcheson (Class of ’21)
Shamir Hutcheson is the valedictorian for the Bachelor of Commerce Class of 2021 for our fall graduation celebrations. Shamir grew up on the island of Grand Bahama in the city of Freeport. At twenty-one she moved to Marietta, Georgia to do her associates degree in communications. Shamir lived in Marietta for two years and after… Read More »
Alumni Legacy Story
Douglas Mackay, self-described as “a simple Maritime born businessman living in Upper Canada” graduated from Dalhousie’s Bachelor of Commerce program in 1953. He has had an exemplary career in investment banking and is rightfully recognized as a leader in the Canadian finance world.
100 Years of Commerce Alumni Panel
Management Dean Kim Brooks brings together a panel of Dal Commerce alumni who reminiscence about their time in the program, the life lessons they’ve learned and give advice to our current students.
Featuring
- Won Shin (Class of ’18) | Senior Consultant – Risk Advisory, KPMG
- Monique Thomas (Class of ’11) | Community Outreach and Transition to University Coordinator, Dalhousie
- Darren Collins (Class of ’09) | CFO and Director, Bald Eagle Gold Corp
- Glori Meldrum (Class of ’95) | CEO, g[squared] and Founder, Little Warriors
- Robert Hayes (Class of ’87) | Regional President, National Bank of Canada
Support the Comm 100 Fund: http://projectdal.ca/Commerce100
Conference and Conversation: Diversity
with Dr. Kent Williams and Dr. Oksana Shkurska
Conference and Conversation: Social Innovation
with Dr. Jenny Baechler and Luke DeCoste