William 'Bill' Hollister graduated from Southern High School in Okolona, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, active in music and student government.  He attended graduate courses at Florida State University during 1974 and '75 after graduating from the University of Louisville in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Accounting).

Bill is a member of the Kentucky Society of CPA's and the Indiana Society of Public Accountants.

After graduation, Bill worked for Melhiser & Endres CPA's, New Albany, Indiana from 1972 to '77, while managing to work two of those years with his father's business, Walter Hollister, Public Accountant.  In 1978, he obtained his Certified Public Accountant License and rejoined Walter Hollister to form the partnership which later became William W Hollister, PSC.   He has served as an officer in the Okolona Business and Professional Association and in the South Louisville Rotary Club.  He specializes in business and tax planning of all types with small to medium sized businesses and individuals, and he attends at least 40 hours per year continuing education. 

He has obtained successive unqualified opinions of accounting and auditing services by independent reviewers 3 times in the past 9 years. Bill Bill has owned the firm's present location in Okolona (across from Okolona Elementary School 2 blocks North of Outer Loop) since 1982. 

Bill Hollister and his wife, Stella, live in the Louisville area and are parents of a son, Clay.