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Eric Doan
  • Graphic Design
  • Class of 2012
  • Worcester, MA

Eric Doan of Worcester Earned a Degree from Becker College

2012 Jun 14

Eric Doan of Worcester, MA graduated from Becker College, at the Commencement Ceremony held on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, Mass. Doan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Design degree Cum Laude.

Students who received the honor of Summa Cum Laude graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 - 4.0.

Students who received the honor of Magna Cum Laude graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 - 3.89.

Students who received the honor of Cum Laude graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 - 3.69.

Dom Sagolla, co-creator of Twitter, gave the keynote address. Becker College recognized Sagolla with an honorary doctorate of humane letters.

"Dedication, hard work, and simple actions change the world; the Becker College Class of 2012 can look to Dom Sagolla's example," said Becker President Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. "Dom conveys what is best about the entrepreneurial spirit, and his achievements have served to create, unite, and inspire a global community."

A software engineer in Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom, Sagolla has been in research and development at HP Laboratories, the MIT Media Lab, and Adobe Systems. He helped build Macromedia Studio, Odeo Studio, the original Twitter, and Adobe Creative Suite. He now produces iPhone apps with his company DollarApp in San Francisco. His successes include the official Obama '08 iPhone App, as well as two iTunes Staff Favorites: Big Words and Math Cards. He is also co-founder and host of iPhoneDevCamp, an international not-for-profit developer community.As author of the groundbreaking 140 Characters: a Style Guide for the Short Form, Sagolla produced the first writing style guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the Internet age requires.

About Becker College

The Princeton Review ranks Becker College as one of the best 377 colleges in the U.S. and Becker's undergraduate video game design program as one of the top two in Massachusetts and top 10 nationwide. In 2011, Becker was designated by the Patrick-Murray administration as host of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI). Becker serves nearly 1,800 students from across the country and around the world and offers 30 diverse, first-quality degree programs that launch careers, from nursing to veterinary science, and a variety of adult learning options. With campuses in Worcester and Leicester, Mass., Becker College traces its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions-one founded in 1784 and the other in 1887-and has over 22,000 alumni worldwide.