AWARDS
During his tenure at Tollgrade Communications, Allison and his managerial team won accolades at the regional and national levels.
2007 Golden Quill Award Finalist
Columns, Magazines — “Life of An Ex-CEO” — Pittsburgh Quarterly.
2005 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Upstate New York, Western Pennsylvania and West Virgzinia Region.
2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top 50 Public Companies #23.
2004 SBC Communications, Inc. Recognition Program
Featured In Wall Street Journal
2003 Certificate of Appreciation Meritorious Leadership
United States Department of the Navy
2002 Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association 2002 Entrepreneur of the Year
2002 Business 2.0 Magazine Fastest Growing Technology Companies
Ameritech Outstanding Supplier Performance Second Quarter, Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter, 2002
2001 Public Relations Society of America Pittsburgh Chapter Renaissance Awards Renaissance C.E.O. Communicator of the Year
(Previous Year Recipient was Paul O’Neill, former CEO, ALCOA and former Secretary of the Treasury, United States of America)
2001 Bloomberg Personal Finance Bloomberg 100 # 9
2001 Fortune Magazine 91st 100 Fastest Growing Companies
2001 Forbes Magazine Ranked 41st Best 200 Small Companies in America
2000 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top 50 Public Companies #1
2000 Forbes Magazine Ranked 21st Best 200 Small Companies in America
1998 Pittsburgh Technology Council Tech