Michael Cvitkovic Earns Academic Honors at Carleton College

2013 Oct 29

Michael Cvitkovic, of Seattle, WA, has been awarded the Fulbright Fellowship, the Jerry Mohrig Prize in Chemistry, and has been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary scholastic fraternity and the Sigma Xi honor society. Fulbright Fellowships are granted for graduate work abroad each year to American citizens. Recipients are selected on the basis of personal qualifications, academic record, and the value of their proposed study or project. The Jerry Mohrig award recognizes outstanding senior chemistry majors who have excelled in the study of chemistry and in undergraduate scientific research. The Phi Beta Kappa honorary scholastic fraternity was founded in 1776. The Carleton chapter was established in 1913 and elects its memberships from students who rank in the highest 15 percent of their graduating class and meet other prescribed criteria. Election to the Carleton Chapter of Sigma Xi indicates that a student has demonstrated evidence of research potential in a field of pure or applied science. Cvitkovic is the son of Michael Cvitkovic and Kate Turpin and is a graduate of Lakeside School.

Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a national top 10, private liberal arts college in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota, 45 miles south of Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Best known for its academic excellence and warm, welcoming campus community, Carleton offers 37 majors and 15 concentrations in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.