Carland College Faculty

Our faculty is composed of scholar entrepreneurs. Each member has deep experience in pursuing the American Dream, but also has established credentials as an excellent teacher.

There are two levels of membership. Members of the Faculty are authorized to teach undergraduate classes. Each holds a minimum of a Master’s degree, and a majority have completed work beyond the Master’s. The Members of the Graduate Faculty are authorized to teach graduate or undergraduate classes. Each has earned a doctorate.

Members of the Graduate Faculty

  • James W. Carland, Jr., Professor; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1982; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1977; B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville, 1968.
  • JoAnn C. Carland, Professor; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1981; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University, 1978; A.B., Meredith College, 1969.
  • Janet L. Dye, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University, 1994; M.Acc., University of Illinois, 1978; B.A., University of Illinois, 1976.
  • Michael D. Ensley, Professor; D.B.A., Mississippi State University, 1997; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1991; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1989.
  • Beverly Little, Professor; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1985; M.Ed., Clemson University, 1977; B.S., Jacksonville State University, 1971.
  • Claudia Rawlins, Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1983; M.B.A., California State University, Chico, 1977; B.A., University of California, 1968.

Members of the Faculty

  • Ranjeev Cardoza, Instructor; M.B.A., Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Western Carolina University, 2003; B.B.A., St. Aloysius College, 1998.
  • James W. Carland, III, Instructor; M.E., Western Carolina University, 2005; M.S., Western Carolina University, 1997; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1995; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1993.
  • Jason W. Carland, Instructor; M.E., Western Carolina University, 2005; M.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1997; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University, 1995.
  • Thomas Stevens, Instructor; M.E., Western Carolina University, 2007; B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University, 2005.