MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world’s leading hearing technology companies, today announced that President Jerry Ruzicka is the recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Health Sciences Award in the Upper Midwest Region. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Ruzicka was selected from nearly 50 nominations by a panel of independent judges.