Rachlin Receives Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award at WWETT Show

Rachlin Receives Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award at WWETT Show

Jeff Rachlin (center) was named as the recipient of the Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday at the 2023 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show. Pictured with Rachlin are Bruce Fox, left, with NAWT, and Bob Kendall, owner of COLE Publishing.

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 (NAWT) Feb. 22 at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show in Indianapolis. The award was presented by Ralph Macchio and Bob Kendall, founder of COLE Publishing.

The Macchio award is the highest achievement 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.”

Bob Kendall, owner of COLE Publishing (right) talks with Jeff Rachlin, recipient of the Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award following the award presentation on Wednesday at the 2023 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show.
Bob Kendall, owner of COLE Publishing (right) talks with Jeff Rachlin, recipient of the Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award following the award presentation on Wednesday at the 2023 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show.

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 as 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. Take a look at a video of the presentation below:



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