NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, Patrick Lo, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Networking/Communications category in the Northern California region. According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. An independent panel of judges selected Patrick Lo from a pool of over 60 nominated, well-respected business leaders in the region. The award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 20th anniversary gala event in San Francisco on June 16, 2006.   Read more about it here.