Becoming a partner with one of the large international accounting firms easily ranks among the most common career goals of accounting majors. Michael Goodbread staked out that career goal four decades ago. After graduating from clooege, Goodbread made the first step toward reaching his objective when he accepted an entrylevel position with Touche Ross & Company. In February 1973, Goodbread received his CPA license in the state of Florida after passsing the CPA exam. Eight years later, the partners of Touche Ross selected Goodbread to join their ranks.