Rachlin receives Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award at WWETT Show
Jeffrey Rachlin, owner of OnSite Management Inc. in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was named the winner of the 2023 Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award during a meeting of the National Association of Wastewater Technicians in February at the WWETT Show in Indianapolis. The award was presented by Ralph Macchio and Bob Kendall, founder of COLE Publishing.
The Macchio award is the highest honor in the pumping industry. Rachlin is the current treasurer of NAWT.
“Jeff has given countless hours to both his state association (Pennsylvania) and NAWT,” says Bruce Fox, who presented the award to Rachlin. “He’s conducted training sessions both throughout his state and the country. He has served various offices in his state association and even acted as executive director for several years when we lost our executive director at no charge to the association.”
Rachlin has also served several other offices within NAWT and took over as treasurer of the group when Macchio retired from that position.
“This was totally unexpected, but much appreciated,” Rachlin says.
Also at the NAWT meeting, two Hapchuk Scholarship Award recipients were announced. They are Nader Sharif from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska; and Piere Mbala of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The group also elected officers for 2023. They are John Ferdetta, president; Jason Birdsong, vice president; Thomas Ferrero, secretary; and Jeff Rachlin, treasurer.
Hino Trucks names new president
Glenn Ellis was appointed president and chairman of the board for Hino Trucks. Ellis succeeds Shigehiro Matsuoka, who retired after holding the position for four years. In addition, Ellis will serve as an officer of Hino Motors Limited, Hino Trucks’ parent company.
Hino Trucks announced two other organizational changes. Bob Petz, who previously served as senior vice president of vehicle and parts sales, was appointed chief operating officer and executive vice president. And John Donato, previously vice president of parts operations, assumes the role as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Infiltrator continues partnership with Habitat for Humanity
Infiltrator Water Technologies will continue to support Habitat for Humanity International. Infiltrator recently renewed its sponsorship with a $100,000 in-kind product donation to support Habitat affiliates across the United States and Canada. Since becoming a corporate partner in 2017, Infiltrator has donated over $543,000 in products for septic systems to 139 Habitat affiliates. Product donations are used in both new home construction and home repair projects led by Habitat.
