Wesley G. Crawford

Wesley G. Crawford is professor emeritus from Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University, having retired after 40 years of teaching surveying and layout in the Construction Management program. He has worked on major projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Texas and other states. His scholarly interests include writing on construction surveying and layout and field engineering methods. Professor Crawford's Construction Surveying and Layout book is now in its 16th printing with more than 39,000 copies sold worldwide. This book, with over 1,400 clear and detailed illustrations, covers over 840 pages of text. He has received various awards for excellence in teaching, including the first ever National Outstanding Educator and the Lifetime Achievement award from the Associated Schools of Construction. He is a Registered Land Surveyor in Pennsylvania. Among his many professional achievements, he feels this and other textbook contributions are his greatest contributions to present and future students as well as professionals in the surveying and construction industry.