dəvˈoːɹʒæk wʌzɐ ɹᵻsˈɪpiənt əvə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs mˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹiəs sˈɜːvɪs ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ spˈɛʃəl lˈaɪftaɪm ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl wˈɛðɚɹ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
Dvorak was a recipient of a United States Department of Commerce Meritorious Service award in 1972 and in 2002 he received a Special Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Weather Association.