wɪl wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈɔːstɪnˌaɪt ʌvðə jˈɪɹ baɪ ˈɔːstɪn ˌʌndɚ fˈɔːɹɾi bˈæk wɛn hiː wʌz ˌʌndɚ fˈoːɹɾi; wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd sˈiːnɪk ˈɔːstɪnz fˈɜːst ˈænjuːəl sˈiːnɪk hˈiəɹoʊ ɐwˈɔːɹd; wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈɛnɚdʒi ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ʌvðə jˈɪɹ baɪ ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɛnɚdʒi ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz; ɪz ɐ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ɐlˈʌmni ʌv tˈɛksəs ˈeɪɐnd ˈɛmz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ; ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ɐlˈaɪəns tə sˈeɪv ˈɛnɚdʒiz pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈeɪtʃ. pˈɜːsi pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs ɐwˈɔːɹd; ænd, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈɔːstɪnz ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn kɐtɹˈiːnə, wʌz nˈeɪmd lˈoʊkəl pˈʌblɪk əfˈɪʃəl ʌvðə jˈɪɹ baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈoʊʃəl wˈɜːkɚz.
Will was named Austinite of the Year by Austin Under Forty (back when he was under 40); was awarded Scenic Austin's first annual Scenic Hero Award; was named Energy Executive of the Year by the Association of Energy Engineers; is a Distinguished Alumni of Texas A & M's College of Architecture; received the Alliance to Save Energy's prestigious Charles H. Percy Public Service Award; and, following Austin's response to Hurricane Katrina, was named Local Public Official of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.