Marc Whitaker Presented With Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award

TAMPA, Fla. - University of Tampa senior men's lacrosse student-athlete Marc Whitaker has been named the recipient of the Alan Weimer Outstanding Entrepreneurship award.

This award is given to the student that embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship and engages in our Lowth Center curricular and co-curricular programs. When reviewing the candidates for this year's award, performance in the classroom and outside of the classroom in UT's accelerator program truly stood out with the faculty.

Whitaker, a senior midfielder from West Chicago, Ill., is a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans, playing in eight games in the 2022 season for the nation's top-ranked team

The CEO and founder for Maverick Media Group, Whitaker has successfully established a business while also fulfilling the requirements of being a college athlete. Maverick specializes in photography, videography, drone media, web development and design, and graphic design. For more information on Maverick Media Group, please visit maverickmediagrp.com.

The award is named after Professor Alan Weimer, who was responsible for the development of the entrepreneurship major in 2004. The Weimer Award is the highest award given by the Lowth Center.

The entrepreneurship major at the University of Tampa prepares students for the intricacies of planning, launching and leading a new business with a focus on creativity and innovation, new venture planning, entrepreneurial finance and managing and growing a new business. The curriculum is designed around two themes: screening and recognizing opportunities to create value, and personal innovation despite scarce organizational resources.