Company History
Skip past timelineTimeline of 67 events from 1925 to 2025.
JULY
1925
The Very Beginning
William P. Stein establishes a one-man accounting practice in New Albany, IN laying the foundation for what would become Monroe Shine.
JANUARY
1937
Louisville CPA firm Brown & Imhof acquires Steinâs practice.
JANUARY
1939
Grover C. Greweling and V. G. Monroe start Greweling and Monroe CPA firm but were quickly sent a court injunction by their previous employer and prohibited from providing accounting services to their clients for 2 years. Mr. Monroe withdrew from the partnership the morning of April 10, 1939.
APRIL
1939
By the afternoon of April 10, 1939 V. G. Monroe interviewed with Brown & Imhof and accepted the job of managing the firm’s New Albany office located on the 5th floor of the Elsby Building. This was the beginning of what was to become Monroe Shine & Co., Inc.
NOVEMBER
1939
V. G. Monroe passes the CPA exam.
JULY
1940
V. G. Monroe is admitted as Shareholder of Brown & Imhof.
1944
J. Robert Shine hired as an intern accountant at Brown & Imhof while still in college.
1945
J. Robert Shine graduates from college and becomes a permanent employee of Brown & Imhof.
1950
J. R. Shine admitted as a Shareholder of Brown & Imhof and Brown & Imhof becomes Brown & Monroe.
1955
Brown & Monroe charged $25 to do a tax return.
JULY
1963
V. G. Monroe and J. R. Shine separated from the Louisville firm and established their own practice, Monroe Shine.
JULY
1963
Monroe Shine becomes Monroe Shine & Conn on July 1, 1963.
JULY
1967
Monroe Shine constructs a two-level building at the corner of Third and East Market streets in New Albany, IN which was completed in November 1967.
1967
Bob Shine appointed President and CEO.
1968
Monroe Shine opens an office in Bedford, IN with Ray Housel as Manager. The office had one calculator.
1972
Monroe Shine & Co. established.
1976
Don Williams and Ray Housel admitted as Shareholders.
SEPTEMBER
1977
Monroe Shine becomes one of the first CPA firms in the nation to elect to undergo a Quality Control Compliance review conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
DECEMBER
1977
The first âState of the Firmâ established outlining five year goals, with the first item on the list being to acquire an in-house computer.
1978
A new Louisville office in the Plainview area was established with Mike Larkin and Kenneth W. Coyle splitting their time between the New Albany and Louisville offices.
1978
1st Monroe Shine Firm Family Picnic at Huberâs.
1978
Monroe Shine (MS) logo.
1978
1st Monroe Shine Management Retreat with agenda items including the âFirm Conceptâ and electronic data processing.
JUNE
1979
First issue of the Monroe Shine âNEWSLEDGERâ is issued to clients and employees.
1979
Charlie McMonigle admitted as Shareholder.
1979
Monroe Shine establishes annual scholarships to accounting students at IU, IUS, Bellarmine and UL.
1980
Kenneth Coyle admitted as Shareholder.
1980
Monroe Shine & Co. logo.
OCTOBER
1981
The ïĴrm installed a computer with word processing capability. This served many internal needs of the firm and also helped to better serve our clients.
1981
Dale Gettelfinger admitted as Shareholder.
1981
Monroe Shine & Co., Inc. logo.
SEPTEMBER
1984
V. G. Monroe passed away.
1984
Steve Goble admitted as Shareholder.
JULY
1985
Monroe Shine celebrates 60th Anniversary.
1986
W. Michael Larkin admitted as Shareholder.
1986
Monroe Shine & Co., Inc. logo.
AUGUST
1987
Monroe Shine opens office in Henderson, KY with Dan Tingle as the Manager (sold in 1993).
1988
Monroe Shine was active in assisting clients in selecting, installing and using computers for general bookkeeping and specialized applications.
1988
Brad Parrott admitted as Manager of Henderson office. (1988 â 1993)
1989
W. Michael Larkin appointed President and CEO.
OCTOBER
1990
Roger Harbeson, Jim Gish and Joe Boesing admitted as Shareholders.
1992
Monroe Shine & Co., Inc. blue logo.
AUGUST
1994
Monroe Shine purchases Howard & Co.
1995
Sara Teegarden, Lisa Klein & Debbie Rush drove the Monroe Shine & Co., Inc. TAX-BUSTERS race car in the third annual New Albany Grand Prix as part of the Harvest Homecoming celebration.
1998
Monroe Shine starburst logo.
1998
Butch Shaw, Deborah Rush, Julia (Spurrier) Meredith, Michael Carroll, Kyle Patton and Greg Stokes admitted as Shareholders, and JoEtta Warren appointed Principal.
APRIL
1999
Monroe Shine expanded its New Albany office to provide additional space for a growing number of employees.
OCTOBER
1999
Dale Gettelfinger appointed President and CEO.
APRIL
2000
Monroe Shine founded Horizon Wealth Management and Infinite Solutions, LLC.
JULY
2005
Monroe Shine celebrates 80th Anniversary.
2005
W. Michael Larkin passed away.
SEPTEMBER
2008
Louisville office moves to the American Founders Bank building on North Hurstbourne Parkway to accommodate more employees.
2009
Phillip Beaman, Greg Cockerel and Jeremy Finn admitted as Shareholders.
JANUARY
2010
Roger Harbeson, appointed President and CEO.
JULY
2010
Monroe Shine celebrates 85th Anniversary.
SEPTEMBER
2010
Bedford, IN office is expanded to accommodate additional employees.
APRIL
2015
Monroe Shine wins the CPA Basketball league tournament.
JULY
2015
Monroe Shine celebrates 90th Anniversary.
JANUARY
2016
S. Butch Shaw appointed President and CEO.
JUNE
2016
The Monroe Shine Louisville office continues to grow and moved offices to be the first tenant of 500 North Hurstbourne Parkway.
OCTOBER
2018
J. Robert Shine passed away.
2020
COVID-19 pandemic transitions team members to work from home.
2022
Roger Harbeson passed away and new Employee Volunteer Day established.
2022
Monroe Shine acquires Kauffmann & Kauffmann.
2024
Chris Hawkins admitted as Shareholder.
JANUARY
2025
Phillip Beaman appointed President and CEO.
JULY
2025
Monroe Shine celebrates 100th Anniversary.
