Dawn Alleman

Dawn Alleman
  • Tribe Gardener, Grounds & Gardens, Facilities Management

About Dawn Alleman

Dawn Alleman grew up in Pennsylvania and took after her grandfather, poking around in the dirt and on his farm. She has a degree in Biology from UNC-Wilmington and a Masters in Floriculture & Ornamental Horticulture from Cornell University.

Teaching others to garden & love the outdoors has always been a part of her career, although her jobs have varied: garden center manager, extension agent, greenhouse grower, gardener, lecturer & garden writer, conference planner, etc.

Dawn lives in Williamsburg and works at William & Mary in the Facilities Management Grounds & Gardens department.

Posts by Dawn Alleman

While You Were Sleeping

By Dawn Alleman On February 25, 2020
In Campus Life, Faculty & Staff Blogs 
Several employees at night, lit by street lamps, walking down a brick pathway in the Wren Courtyard with arms outstretched
What a beautiful campus to wake up to this past Friday, it looked lovely!   Facilities Management strives to make it safe for everyone
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Confused? Mother Nature gave College Corner an upgrade!

By Dawn Alleman On February 14, 2020
In Campus Life, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Williamsburg 
Brick and mortar William & Mary sign surrounded by mulched beds of junipers, crepe myrtles, liriope and violas
Winter Weather? Let’s hope the groundhog is right & that spring is just around the corner. Why? Because our favorite corner, College Corner, was
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“Haul out the ….

By Dawn Alleman On December 11, 2019
In Campus Life, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Traditions & Events 
back of a Facilities Management pickup with woven baskets of trimmed holly leaves and berries
… Holly!” Because it’s Yule Log celebration on campus! This Saturday, 14 December, will see the Wren Courtyard jammed to capacity with happy hearts,
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