Muir teacher wins ‘Excellence in Education’ award Eric Williams uses field trips, other activities to prepare special ed students for life Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/milford/2015/03/27/muir-teacher-honored/70382006/ Muir Middle School special education teacher Eric Williams poses for a photo with his nephews, Nick Dodge , Jack Dodge , and Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo, after accepting his Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery.