History of Contryman

						
2015
						

						
May 1
Grand Island Office Relocates

						
2014
						

						
January 1
Contryman Associates celebrates  75th Anniversary

						
2011
						

						
January 1
Contryman Healthcare Solutions is formed as  a medical coding and billing subsidiary of the firm

						
2010
						

						
January 1
Hastings office  relocates

						
2008
						

						
December 31
Contryman Associates celebrates 70th Anniversary

						
2000
						

						
January 1
Scottsbluff location opens

						
1999
						

						
February 1
Jada Thompson joins the firm Audit Shareholder
January 1
Advanced Computer Services opens in Grand Island  (later becomes Advanced Livestock Tracker)

						
1997
						

						
February 1
Wealth Advisors Nebraska  is formed (later Contryman Wealth Advisors) as a finaWealth Advisors Nebraska  is formed (later Contryman Wealth Advisors) as a financial services subsidiary of the firmncial services subsidiary of the firm
January 1
Dan Charron joins the firm Tax Shareholder, Scottsbluff

						
1992
						

						
January 1
Rachelle Bryant  joins the firm Tax Shareholder, Kearney

						
1989
						

						
January 1
Jeff Anderson joins the firm President and CEO of  Contryman Associates and Contryman Wealth Advisors

						
1987
						

						
January 1
Linda Erickson  joins the firm Audit Shareholder, Lexington

						
1986
						

						
January 1
Kearney location opens

						
1982
						

						
January 1
Ron Willnerd  joins the firm Audit Shareholder, Hastings

						
1981
						

						
January 1
Terry Sheen joins the firm Audit Shareholder, Grand Island

						
1979
						

						
January 1
Chris Oppliger joins the firm

						
1977
						

						
January 1
Tom Molacek joins the firm Tax Shareholder, Grand Island

						
1976
						

						
January 1
Joel Wiegand joins the firm Tax Shareholder, Grand Island

						
1973
						

						
January 1
Dehn Renter  joins the firm Tax Shareholder, Grand Island

						
1969
						

						
January 1
Lexington location opens

						
1967
						

						
January 1
Dean Graf  joins the firm

						
1964
						

						
January 1
Orin Contryman is killed  in a plane crash at  the age of 52

						
1963
						

						
February 1
Hastings location opens with Melvin Abels, CPA, as manager and firm partner
January 1
Gary Wieck joins the firm

						
1952
						

						
January 1
Robert Franke  joins the firm

						
1951
						

						
January 1
Clarence Walters  joins the firm

						
1948
						

						
January 1
Verne Moseman  joins the firm

						
1941
						

						
January 1
Orin Contryman’s accounting practice moves to the second floor of the Bartenbach  buildingin Grand Island

						
1939
						

						
January 1
Orin Contryman receives his CPA certificate and starts his accounting practice at 206 1/2 West 3rd Street in Grand Island