We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Ellie Solem, a certified public accountant in Chinook, recently retired after a 48-year career as an accountant and CPA. She stands before a display of recognitions she received for her professional and community service during her career. She was honored with a reception at the office on Ohio Street where she and her husband, Bill, have their respective offices.
Ellie Solem, CPA, has retired effective the end of December. She's been a practicing accountant since graduating from the University of Montana in 1968. She passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 1974. Ellie recalled, "When I received notification that I'd passed the CPA exam the accompanying letter noted I was one of about 4,000 female CPAs in the U.S." She added, "When I was studying at U of M the gender ratio was typically two women to 50 men in accounting classes." The national group that oversees the certification of accounting professionals in the U.S. estimates 63% of acco...
