- Winner of multiple awards for plein air and studio work, including the OPA National Exhibition and Best Of Show at the Salon International 2013
- Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and selected for 7 of the last 8 National Exhibitions
- Portrait commissions include university presidents, past Wisconsin governors and corporate notables, but also 'people and other animals' including interesting human characters, donkeys and lots of cows.
- Interesting Fact: Both William's parents were deaf, so his first language was actually American Sign Language.