Melba Crawford, Nancy Uridil and Francis Bossu Professor in Civil Engineering, received the outstanding service award during the 2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). The GRSS established the annual Outstanding Service Award to recognize an individual who has given outstanding service for the benefit and advancement of the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.

Melba M. Crawford is a Professor of Civil Engineering, Agronomy, and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Purdue University. As the Nancy Uridil and Francis Bossu Professor in Civil Engineering, her specialty is Geomatics Engineering.