In the heart of any community, you will find individuals willing to share their time, talent and passion to make the community a better place. One of those individuals has spent the better part of the last three decades creating and sharing CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s sense of place, and he’s retiring this December . Alan Nelson, grounds specialist in Facilities Management, came on board as a grounds supervisor in 1986. Over the years, he has helped to shape the physical environment that routinely finds CU-Â鶹ӰԺ in top-ten lists for most beautiful campuses.