ECE undergraduate academic advisor, Janice Williams, hit a double in 2007 by winning two university-wide awards. A few months after winning the Texas Exes’ James W. Vick Award for Academic Advising, Williams won another student-nominated honor: the Eyes of Texas Excellence Award which recognizes “outstanding contributions to student life at The University of Texas." Only 10 UT faculty, administrative, or staff members receive one of these a semester.

Williams’ anonymous nominator thanked her "for your outstanding dedication to students at UT.... [Your] compassionate, non-judgmental manner and sunny disposition encourages others.... and we hope you continue to be a beacon of light for ECE students."