 The "Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States" credits Dvorak as being one of the earliest Americans of Czech descent to achieve significant success in athletics.In approximately 1898, Dvorak transferred to the University of Michigan as a junior in the Department of Literature, Science and Arts.While attending Michigan over the following six years, Dvorak was captain of the track team, vice-president of the Republican Club, athletic editor of the "University of Michigan Daily", editor of the "U. of M. Republican", and a member of the Comedy Club, the Board of Control, the Gymnasium Team, the Social Committee, the Fencing Club, and the Hawks.