Carol Hughes

Carol Hughes teaches financial and tax accounting in the Department of Business at the University of North Carolina Asheville. A leader in the accounting education community, she has served on the American Accounting Association (AAA) Council and as President of the AAA Two-Year College Section. She currently serves on the board of the Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (TACTYC).

Professor Hughes’s commitment to teaching excellence has been recognized with the 2018 J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook / Deloitte Foundation Award, the national NISOD Excellence in Education Award, the 2025 Excellence in Teaching by Untenured Faculty Award, the 2007 Teacher of the Year Award, and the 2002 Distinguished Teaching Award for Part-Time Faculty.

She brings practical expertise in governmental, not-for-profit, and tax accounting, and coordinates the University’s VITA program. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to the National Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) and actively consults and serves on boards for local nonprofit organizations. Her leadership has been honored with both the Hoyt Abney Community Service Award and the Excellence in Public Service Award. Professor Hughes is a Certified Public Accountant (South Carolina) and a Certified Internal Auditor.

Education

• MBA Clemson University
• B.S.  University of North Carolina Asheville