Faculty and Staff

Education

• Master of Science, Surveying and Mapping, Purdue University, 1980
• Bachelor of Science, Land Surveying Engineering, Purdue University, 1975
• Associate of Science, Surveying Technology, Pennsylvania State University, 1972

Academic Appointments

Purdue University, Department of Building Construction Management

• Full Professor, 1989
• Associate Professor, 1984
• Assistant Professor, 1980
• Graduate Instructor, 1978
• Scholarly interests include developing teaching materials for construction surveying and field engineering education.

Scholarly Activities

Books

• Crawford, W. G. (2003). Construction Surveying and Layout. 3rd Ed. West Lafayette, IN. Creative Construction Publishing, www.creativeconstruction.com

This book is the culmination of many years of work and thought. For years I had wanted to write a highly illustrated book that actually showed "how-to" perform construction measurement and layout activities. Finally, in the Spring of 1993 I made contact with some very talented electronic illustrators. Their skills allowed me to bring my ideas out and resulted in a book that contains over 1400 illustrations. Click the link above for more details on this unique text.

• Crawford, W.G. (2003). Construction Surveying and Layout.  Taipei, Taiwan, New Wun Ching Developmental Publishing Co. Ltd. http://www.wun-ching.com.tw/  ISBN 957-512-615-7

The second edition of the English version of Construction Surveying and Layout was translated to Traditional Chinese characters by the Wun Ching Publishing Company of Taipei, Taiwan.  All illustrations were included in the translation.  This book is being marketed throughout Taiwan and is available in China.

• Crawford, W. G., & Johnson, S. (2003). Plane surveying. 2nd Ed In W. F. Chen (Ed. in Chief), Civil Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Publishing Company.

I was asked by the editor of the surveying section of this book to work with Prof. Steve Johnson of the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue to co-author the chapter on plane surveying.

• Crawford, W. G. (1995). Construction surveying. In S. M. Levy (Ed.), Field Inspection Handbook. New York NY: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.

Sidney Levy contacted me and asked for a chapter on Construction surveying. I was able to modify some of the work from Construction Surveying and Layout to write this chapter.

Honors, Awards, and Grants

• Outstanding Educator, from the Associated Schools of Construction at their 31st Annual Conference of national and international construction educators in Tempe, Arizona, on April 7, 1995 in "recognition of Excellence in Teaching, Contribution to Construction Education, and Dedication to the Construction Profession." This is the first time that the Associated Schools of Construction comprised of 100 member schools has awarded this honor.
• Outstanding Tenured Teaching Award, Nominee for 1995, School of Technology
• Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, Recipient 1994, Department of Building Construction and Contracting
• D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching Award, Runner-Up, 1990, 1987, & 1985 Department of Building Construction and Contracting
• Dwyer Award, Runner-Up for 1983 & 1982, School of Technology
• D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching, Recipient 1982, Department of Building Construction and Contracting
• Best Teacher Award, Recipient 1981, Department of Building Construction and Contracting

Professional Affiliations

Professional License

Registered Surveyor, #24335-E, State of Pennsylvania, 1977

Affiliations

Associated Schools of Construction

• National President, 1998-00
• National Vice President, 1997-98
• National 2nd Vice President, 1996-97
• National Secretary, 1987-89

Sigma Lambda Chi, International Honor Society for Leaders in Construction

• International Executive Director 2004-present
• National President, 1985-89
• National Secretary, 1983-85
• National Director, 1989 - present

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Member since 1974

National Society of Professional Surveyors - charter member

General

Service

Department Search Committee, 1990-present

Department Curriculum Committee, 1990-present

Department Administrative Duties:

• Co-op Coordinator

Consulting

Faculty Internships

• Summers 2001-present Hensel Phelps Construction Company - various locations
• July 2000 Greeley Colorado Training Field Engineers
• July 1998-August 1999 One-year Sabbatical and working for Hensel Phelps on $4B worth of projects. Traveled 30,000 miles and visited 33 states.
• Summer 1997 For Hensel Phelps, worked at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri, training field engineers for 4 weeks.
• Summer of 1992 and 1993 I worked in Greeley Colorado for Hensel Phelps on a revision of the Hensel Phelps Field Engineering Methods Manual. This effort resulted in a 400 page manual that laid the foundation for my book, Construction Surveying and Layout, www.creativeconstruction.com.
• From 1984 to 1993 I worked with Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Greeley CO, on summer faculty internships, including a year-long sabbatical in 1986-87
• Summer 1991 Wrote a script and directed a professional video-production company in producing an orientation videotape for newly hired engineers on Field and Office Engineering for Hensel Phelps.
• Summer 1990 Worked on the Central Arizona Project in Tucson Arizona. Studied the productivity of cranes and worked with field engineers.
• Summer 1988 Worked in Corpus Christi, Texas on a new naval station; worked with the field engineers in planning and establishing the control for a 3000 foot wharf and 1500 foot pier into Corpus Christi Bay.
• Summer 1987 Was asked to stay in Austin to work on the $44 million Loop1 and Highway 183 interchange project. Hired field engineers, planned control, purchased computer software and hardware, selected surveying equipment.
• August 1986-May 1987 Sabbatical with Hensel Phelps in Austin, Texas. Prepared training seminars for the field engineers. Visited numerous jobsites assisting the field engineers in planning and solving layout problems. Served as a resource throughout the company.
• Summer 1985 Authored the Hensel Phelps Field Engineering Methods Manual, a "how-to" manual on Hensel Phelps field engineering expectations.
• Summer 1984 I worked with Director of Productivity, Al Burkhart on the Tabor Center in downtown Denver.
• Overall While working with Hensel Phelps, I have participated in numerous seminars for field engineers within the Hensel Phelps organization. These summer internships and sabbatical has allowed me to expand my knowledge of field engineering and to transfer this knowledge to the classroom, maintaining information that is relevant and often ahead of industry practices.