WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT.  February 27, 2008: The Westchester/Putnam Chapter of the New York State Society of Engineers has named White Plains Commissioner of Public Works, Joseph “Bud” Nicoletti as their “Engineer of the Year,” as a professional engineer who over time, “has made significant contributions to the profession.”

The Engineer's Engineer

2008 Westchester Putnam Engineer of the Year

White Plains Commissioner of Public Works

Joseph "Bud" Nicoletti

Mr. Nicoletti was given the award last Saturday night, February 23 at Mansion Hill in Briarcliff Manor at the Society’s Annual Engineer’s Week Dinner Dance.  Mayor Joseph Delfino was on hand for the occasion. The Society’s Albany Headquarters is also considering Mr. Nicoletti for the “statewide” Engineer of the Year Award.

Alfred Freed, an engineer with Westchester County Department of Public Works for 42 years,  in announcing the award to Mayor Joseph Delfino, wrote:

“I can unequivocally say that Bud is a quintessential professional. The City’s (White Plains) infrastructure reflects this expertise, as it has kept pace and coped with the burgeoning development without breaking down or being overwhelmed. 

I received the same award in 1988. Unlike the challenges Bud now faces, back then Trump was a term in card games, nighttime bowling was a sport on downtown Mamaroneck Avenue, occasional horses roamed along our parkways, the Courthouse didn't leak and we rarely experienced tornadoes or blizzards.

The challenges of today make his efforts even more impressive. White Plains owes him much.”

This is the second time Mr. Nicoletti has been honored in this fashion by the Society. He was named "Outstanding Engineer in Government" by the chapter in 1996.