COLE Publishing Awarded Final Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award

The Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award, the wastewater industry’s highest honor, was presented for a final time last week at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show in Indianapolis. During the annual meeting of the National Association of Wastewater Technicians, the award was presented to COLE Publishing — the company that founded the International Liquid Waste Haulers Equipment & Trade Show, which later became the WWETT Show.Jena Kendall, daughter of recently deceased COLE Publishing co-founder Bob Kendall, accepted the award. Given Bob’s passing, the decision was made to make 2026 the final year for the award. Bob and