Last week, the Internet Commerce Association membership awarded me the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award.
I’ve never been one to seek out awards, but this award has special meaning to me.
First, I’m grateful to the community for acknowledging the work I put into Domain Name Wire. Since 2005, I’ve strived to cover the nuts and bolts of the domain business. I try to shed light on what’s most important to my readers and the domain name industry. So thank you for voting for me.
Second, the award honors a great person who left us too soon. There was an outpouring of remembrances when Lonnie passed away in 2016. People told heartfelt stories of how he impacted their lives.
I thought about Lonnie last week during NamesCon. He was one of the people I most enjoyed connecting with at domain conferences: his big smile, his contagious personality. We’d often connect during the conference lunch as he dug into his kosher meal. He’d tell me about some of the offers on his domain names he was thinking about accepting. It was always hard for him to let domains go even when he had a great offer. He loved his domains!
Lonnie was a successful domain investor and that wasn’t by accident. He poured himself into it. Yet, despite his success, he was also humble.
Finally, the timing of this award makes it meaningful to me. If there’s one thing the past three years have taught us, it’s that we can’t count on what the future will hold. We’ve been separated from friends and family and had to delay trips and reunions. Some of us have lost loved ones, too. Whenever someone passes unexpectedly at a young age, it serves as a reminder of how precious life is. It’s a reminder to not delay our life plans because we don’t know what will happen in the future.
Mike C says
Congratulations! Well deserved
Ron Jackson says
Congratulations Andrew! It is a terrific honor showing how much your work is appreciated and how well you represent the qualities Lonnie exemplified in giving kindness, encouragement and respect to everyone he met.
Niles Madden says
I love you Ron. God bless you and your wife Dianne. You are my favorite.
Richard Coogan says
Well done Andrew!
JD says
Congrats, Andrew! I didn’t know Lonnie, but it sounds like he was a great person.
Absolutely love your blog – always very informative.
Niles Madden says
Lonnie was the best, glad my wife and I had dinner with him back in the day, he will always be remembered
Howard Neu says
Well said, Andrew. Congratulations on a well-deserved award and recognition.
msallese says
Congrats Andrew- well deserved! Thanks for all that you do for our industry!
Francois says
Happy for you Andrew!
Niles Madden says
You should, Andrew deserves the award. He is THE BEST!!!! What about a domaining.com award honoring Lonnie? You need to do that
Niles Madden says
Andrew you deserve it, great award by a great man Lonnie! I spent some time with him in 2004 traffic conference Rick put on, special person RIP.
Also, so sorry for calling you Ted Olsen over the years, I heard that happens alot LMAO
Kevin McKim says
A well deserved acknowledgement of your great contributions to the domain industry Andrew! Congrats!!
Todd Ryan says
Congratulations Andrew. Your work at DNW is recognized and very much appreciated. Thank you for the unequaled contributions you’ve made to the domain industry over the past 17 years!
Ryan - DomainAgents says
Congrats again Andrew! Was good to see you in Austin!
Brad Arthur says
Being recognized and appreciated for making a valuable contribution to your field is very special. When awards accompany and validate your efforts that is icing on the cake. When all that happens when your doing what you love to do !!’ Wowzer!
Congratulations Andrew thanks for being a beacon in the domain industry.
Ben pedri says
Congrats Mr. Andrew Allemann ,As I am still learning every day ,even after years ,I appreciate to all the work you do and the questions you ask guests. You have the unique gift to gently squeeze the most knowledge out of your elite guests,I put you high on the list of educators ,jackson,silver,cyger all who get to the meat of the interview and leave out the fluff. Keep em coming