BREAKING – Ton Roosendaal to receive honorary doctorate today

194 Comments Published by Bart on July 16th, 2009 in Blender Foundation

Ton Roosendaal will be receiving an honorary doctorate at the Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK later today for his work on Blender. A streaming video of the entire ceremony (direct link for Windows Media Player here) will start at 11am UK time (GMT+1) and is expected to last for two hours. As it will cover multiple persons, we can't predict when Ton will be on.

More details and photographs will follow later today.

Update: Ton was the first graduant to speak. His part is over now.

Update: 07-16-09 4:11PM CEST: Added pictures – Tim

Update: 07-17-09: More pictures added. Video registration of the entire event. Ton makes his appearance around 22:30.

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1 Agile Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:02 am

WOW. Congratulations!
2 ThoC Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:05 am

Big wow! Congratulations! I think this is more than well deserved :)
3 tyrant monkey Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am

gee wow super congratulations, the only give those out to bigwigs or if you are in africa (where I am) to politicans and presidents. So DR. Roonsendaal is now an offical bigwig. But perharps the title should be reworded to "Breaking News…." because when I saw the partial link at blenderartists I thought 'what! who just broke Ton how dare they'
4 Ricky Dee Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:17 am

Great news and thoroughly deserved. Congrats Ton, thanks for all your work and dedication and long may it continue.
5 sympodius Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:20 am

Congratulations, Ton!
6 beta3designs Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:24 am

Congratulations Ton, you really deserved it for all your work in blender :)
7 Hedge Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:32 am

Congratulations Ton!
Thanks for everything you do for Blender and the Blender community
8 Wookie1 Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:33 am

Woot! Really really deserved. Standing ovation to you.
9 cperrin88 Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:34 am

He's on now!!!
10 Rouven Markovic Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:34 am

Hey Ton big Congratulations to your title. That was long overdue.

That worth a tripple:

HIP HIP HOORAY !
HIP HIP HOORAY !
HIP HIP HOORAY !
11 Bart Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:37 am

Video is over. Ton was great :) 'One word of advise: if everybody does it, it must be stupid!' :-D
12 Awards Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:37 am

Dr. Ton Rosendaal
Beautiful!
13 Skiri-ki Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:37 am

Mayor congratulations Ton, and well deserved indeed.

and
"If everyone does it, it must be stupid." nice one Ton XD
14 smadahar Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:39 am

Superb! We should all insist on calling him Dr Ton from now on! And by the way, wouldn't that be a brilliant name for the villain in the new Durian Project?
15 Awards Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:40 am

Did you listen to what Ton said?
He said this degree is for the Blender community as a whole!
I love you Ton!
16 gustavg Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:45 am

Congrats! You really deserve a funny hat!

btw. Dr. Ton sound like the name of a supervillain (especially if you say with a dutch accent) ;)
17 zapman Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am

congrats! :D
18 Dm7 Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am

Wow, a big congrats to you DR. Ton! This is amazing – I have been watching Blender grow and expand since 1998 all because of your positive vibe and of course, with programmers and artists' contribution. It is indeed a honour for me to know somebody who received a honorary doctorate! Now that's mind-boogling! Do keep this up and pull up a revolution in our present society with open content ideas, I'm all in with you! I love you Dr. Ton and once again a big congratulations from me!
19 Toni Grappa Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Congratulations. But this cape he had to wear was a little bit "colorful" :-D
20 Mfoxdogg Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Congrats ton, well done, and still as humble as ever :)
21 sebastian_k Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:03 pm

congratulations dottore!
:D
22 madturtle Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Cool! Congrats!….Dr. Roosendaal!…..Dr?!?!?!?….may by he can take a look on my arm, he hurts since yesterday………
;)
23 aws357 Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Congratulation ! A well deserved honor !
24 oxigen Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Excellent!!! Haha, they needed to do something, because he is actually the King!!! \o/
25 Nik Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm

I also vote for Dr. Ton as a supervillain :P Has anyone managed to record this? I wanna see it…
26 damiles Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

Congratulations!!! That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for Ton and Blender
27 ROUBAL Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

Well deserved Dr Ton ! Congratulations and a big thank you for all you did and do for Blender !
28 Ashmunaday Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Well deserved honor for the man behind Blender! Congrats Dr. Ton
29 Shiretoko Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/graduation/summer09live/index_ton_roosendaal_160709.htm
Congratulations Doctor :D
30 Airsnake Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Congratulations Ton!!! ; )
31 Jadawin99 Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

That's how this world should operate as a whole. Honour to the ones who really deserve it.
Congratulations Dr. Ton and many many more years of dedication to your work.
32 siraniks Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

Congratulations Ton! from PinoyBlender :D
33 Elubie Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

Congratulations Ton! And well deserved!
34 chimericidol Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
35 MmAaXx Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

well done Ton!

regards ;)
36 Heho Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

Congratulations!!!
37 random Jul 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

as from the audience:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

lol and btw congratulations you deserve it.
38 blood Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

yipppeee!! congratulations Dr. Ton!! Very well deserved!!
39 hitechboy722 Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

loving that hat! lol
40 gauravanim Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

HIP HIP HURRRAHH YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
41 pima Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

great event for Ton, blender… and open source !
42 JoOngle Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Fantastic!

Well deserved Ton (and co-devs), you have indeed worked for it – hard – without any exceptions.
This piece of opensource software have changed peoples lives all over the world, including mine.

Once again – congratulations!

Tommy Helgevold
JoOngle
43 slukas Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

Thank you Ton.
44 Ianvdl Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Well done Dr Ton!
45 David_Mac Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:58 pm

Certainly someone that deserves an honourary. Good show!
46 Martín Eschoyez Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

heyy! Congrats Dr.!!!! ;P
47 Morcy Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Congratulations Dr. Roosendaal!!! Well deserved!
48 Anja Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:05 pm

You can see already some photo's from the ceremony.

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lib/flash/simpleviewer/simpleviewer_pro/web/index_pass.html?xml=http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/galleries/09/graduationsummer09_thurs11am/album0.xml

And if you want to see the ceremony look here:
http://video-2.leedsmet.ac.uk/Asx/7EneFvPE679avY.asx
49 Kukanani Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Congrats Mr. Roosendaal!

The Blender Foundation is awesome.
50 Kukanani Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

>Sorry, *Dr.* Roosendaal.
51 yokljo Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

Awesome work Ton! If anyone deserves it, its you!
52 teldredge Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Bravo! Well deserved!
53 Darrin Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

Couldn't have happened to a better guy!!! Congratulations Doc!!
54 kABHIr Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Congratulations Dr.Ton

you deserve it!
55 VanPelt Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Wow, congratulations Ton!
56 Born Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Congrats to Ton!

I am proud!
57 Jimmie L Simpson Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Wow!! Congratulations Ton!! You tha man! I have been observing the growth of blender from a weee baby – all the way up to it's mature stage of development. And I am amazed at the transformation. I mean, this 3D suite has functions that are up there with 3D max and the like. And it is still growing. I enjoy downloading and testing the new functionalities and any improved stability. All the bug tracking, fixing & constant updating is phenomenal. Keep the passion, and may God bless you above anything you can imagine. Also big ups to the blender community. You guys are like a family. Keep hope alive. Long live blender!
58 Kirado Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Congrats Ton!
59 Kernon Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

Congratulations!! It's very well-deserved.
60 travisdk Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Well congrats to Ton,
You of all really deserve this !
61 kijja Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

|| || ||

CONGRATULATIONS TON
62 Virgilio Vasconcelos Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

W00t! :)

Dr. Ton!

Congratulations!! You REALLY deserve such recognition!

:)
63 RadialRonnie Jul 16th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Hearty congratulations Ton!
64 Arnaud Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Dear Doctor Ton, congratulations! Well done, well deserved.

And thank you for your incredible leadership.

When do you start seeing patients?

Quintuple Cheers!!
65 Olaf Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

I'm not sure if Blender is worth a doctorate, but Ton is surely a beacon and an icon for the open-source community, no question about it.
66 Dwayne Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:06 pm

Congrats Dr Ton! You deserve it every bit!
67 Bruno Alberto Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

Congrats, Dr. Ton!!!!!

Thanks for Blender!
68 TxRx Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Congratulations indeed Dr Roosendaal!!!
Also may I just say this "Nice one Leeds Uni!"
C
69 Xrage Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

Congratulations Dr. Rooseendal
It is more tan well deserved, thank you for all your work on such an amazing application as Blender is.
70 kijja Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

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CONGRATULATIONS

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71 Sephiroth the Bimbo Master Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Crongrats doctor Ton!!!!!!, you really deserve it, wow I got a surprise when I read the new on blendernation, and Damn I got the new late, I couldn't saw him.

Cheers
Sephiroth the Bimbo Master
72 Sa Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Bart can't you find us a video anywhere? you can ask them for it.
73 Mike Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

Holy crap that's a lot of comments!
Anyways congrats Ton!
74 tom h Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

Video advalible bu going to: http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/graduation/summer09live/index_video_streaming.htm then select the "Thursday 16th Law and Business" on the right hand side.

Tons bit starts at 22:30 minuets in
75 Saverio Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

Congratulations!!!
76 ShilaM Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

UAOOOOO! Congratulations Ton!
Standing ovation and best wishes to you!!!!!
77 pip Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

CongratuLLLLLLLLationS DOCTOR TON !!!!!!!!
YEPEEE!!!!!! now where're all doctors Blenderheads!! Let's show the world how can we feed culture!
Big round of applause for THE DOC
78 ByronK Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Dr. Ton, You are a hero to all of us and now a Doctor too! I am so happy that you have been recognized for your great gifts to the world. Thank you.
79 thinkinmonkey Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Congratulations, Ton!
That event, and the reaction of Blender community, reminds me you're not just a "simple" programmer or a dreamer, but you are mainly a good symbol of endurance and belief!
80 J.Dumisani Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

CONGRATS DR. ROOSENDAAL!!! :)
81 Karl Kühberger Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

Ton, you really have deserved it. Congratulations to Dr. Roosendaal!
And thanks for all the work you have put into the Blender project!
82 Matt Ebb Jul 16th, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Haha, congrats! Now he really is one step closer to Dr. House ;)
83 Sim Pern Chong Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Wow… Congrats !!!

I am so proud to be a Blender user…
84 Wanda L Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Congratulations, Ton!
85 Arterial Tree Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

Congratulations!! You are a true inspiration.
86 polytropoi Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

Congratulations, Dr. Ton! I think you should get a Nobel Prize next… you've given more to humanity than many yet realize, and we're all in your debt. Democratizing the tools with which the future will be built, providing opportunities for millions of folks who otherwise would be locked out, truly empowering people to create – it's difficult to overstate your accomplishments, and you're just getting warm. You're an inspiration. Thank you!
87 Kemeros Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Congratulations Ton!, a great achievement :)
88 Sanne Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

Congratulations, Ton, and thanks for everything!
89 Jasper Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

feli !
90 Anubhav Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

This is great news.Congratulations Ton!!!
91 stan Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

congratulations Ton!
92 Matt Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Yay for Dr. Roosendaal!!
93 Andrew Gregori Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Congratulations Ton!

U must be proud of your work, because we are proud to have u as our leader :D
94 Bmud Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

Did anyone record it? This would be another one of those things that deserves multi-lingual subtitles so everyone in the whole blending world can enjoy it. :) I'm proud to be a Blender-head today. Wow.
95 degentd Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

Gratula!
Congrats Ton. And thanx for all of your hard work made for the community.

Regards, zoli
96 degentd Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

BTW. Ton We (the whole community) are PROUD of You!
97 mercury Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

felicidades Ton :)
saludos…
98 Gaurav Nawani Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Congratulations Ton :)
99 Herbert123 Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

Congrats – well deserved. Here's to Ton, the Blender Foundation, and the community.
100 Pranke Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Congrats!!!! :)
101 Colin Levy Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

Exciting day! Congratulations Ton, I'm watching it now. :)
102 Karthik Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

Congrats Dr. Ton !!!
You greatly deserve it
103 dusty Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

AH!!! Well done Ton!!!!

if I had known I would have paid a visit to congratulate you!

My brother lives in Leeds.

as everyone else already said, you deserved it!
104 Cunera Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:26 pm

Lief broertje; ik hoop dat je dit kunt lezen want ik schrijf natuurlijk gewoon in het Nederlands:
Super gefeliciteerd. We zijn vreselijk trots op zo'n geweldige broer.
En; dr. Ton klinkt best wel goed hoor!!!
Groetjes, Hans en Cunera uut Azum.
105 Kuz Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

I have his autograph! Good Job, Ton!
106 Nikolay740 Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Blender is the best!
107 Wii Jul 16th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Congratulations Ton!
108 Manuela Jul 16th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

¡Happy Dr. Ton´s Day to everyone!
109 Cub Jul 16th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

Cheers! Congrats, and more than well deserved.
110 metalliandy Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Go Dr.Ton!

Congratulations :D
111 vykelt Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

Awesome awesome awesome, I love it. Dr. Ton has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Congratulations Dr. Ton.
112 Nemesis Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Ton is one person who really deserves an honoury doctorate.

Well done Ton and thanks for all the hard work.
113 Kevin Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

WOW Congratulations!!!!!!
114 3djimbo Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:45 pm

Congratulations Ton!
I have severe dyslexia but was able to learn Blender.
Just proves the interface IS EASY for those who want to see!
115 ghost Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

Congratulations Ton! You really deserve it.
116 Thomas Francis Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

wow, they have such weird apparell… Is that natural?
117 rogper Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Parabéns (congratulations) Ton!
Well deserved is a understatement ^_~

…and I sadly didn't saw it :(
118 Pettson Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

wow, this is fantastic, big greets. know that your work is much appreciated by me and many.
119 Month3d Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

gefeliciflapstaart dr ton :)
120 Henry Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

And he damned well deserves that honor! That man is a prime example of a modern role model. Of course, the clothes in those pictures do not exactly flatter him, or anyone, LOL!
121 Peter G.Kovacs Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

Respect! Congratulations! Ton, we will put one of that images onto a wall in our studio.
This is great!
122 Chucker Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:30 pm

woot! Congrats Ton, if I was there I'd shake your hand
123 meandthecomputer Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Congratulations Doctor Roosendaal.
124 BlenderLovingPandaBear Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Wow Congratulations Dr. Roosendaal
125 DeathCloud Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm

http://video-2.leedsmet.ac.uk/Asx/?mswmext=.asx&id=2075%7C4o%7CopjSKuy7*
He's at 22:00; requires windows media player.
126 Oleeblood Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

Great news ! Congratulations Master
127 Rick Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

This is very cool ^_^
128 Hai Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

Congratulations to Ton!
129 meltingman Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:18 pm

Youhouuuuuuuuu ! I Love youuuuu! :lol:

congratulation Doctor :-)

lo merece, si trabajo en blender es fabuloso :-P.

++
130 SeanJM Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Aww, you look so cute.

Congratulations you are an angel Ton.
131 svofski Jul 16th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Congratulations Dr. Ton!
132 florinel Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Well deserved! Congratulations!
133 DJPhotoduck Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

Congratulations Ton!
134 rednelb Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

Congratulations, Dr. Ton Roosendaal!
135 Piiichan Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

Congrats' Ton!
136 Stéphan Rodriguez Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:43 pm

Congrats Ton !! This is really deserved. And thanks for all the work you've done for us.
137 Neil Jul 16th, 2009 at 11:48 pm

Just adding my bit to the ever increasing volume of applause.
138 ysvry Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:03 am

congrats Ton, didnt i say 4 years ago tha you should be knighhted in holland too :p, well done.
139 Kyle Dell'Aquila Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:13 am

Ton! You are a legend now!
140 timothy_truckle Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:16 am

Congratulations Dr. Ton ! You really deserve it, as does everyone involved in the development of this great app Blender !
141 Bill N Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:24 am

congrats Ton!
142 Phil Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:39 am

Well Done
143 cindergarten Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:40 am

Congrats Ton and thank you!
144 kikko Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:42 am

this is history. congrats
145 RH2 Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:03 am

Congratulations!
"Dr.Ton" does have a nice ring to it.
146 themonster Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:07 am

WOW. Congratulations!
147 Socceroos Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:39 am

Brilliant stuff! Fully deserved, Dr. Ton!

Your efforts with Blender are an inspiration. We're so proud of you and all that you have done for each and every one of us.

Keep up the champion effort! We're all cheering you on!
148 shrinidhi666 Jul 17th, 2009 at 2:35 am

Congratulations Dr. TON :-) .. U deserve it ..
149 chimericidol Jul 17th, 2009 at 2:53 am

Wow check out the amount of the replys o_0
150 dreamsgate Jul 17th, 2009 at 3:13 am

Congrats!
151 DeMoN Jul 17th, 2009 at 3:39 am

Wow, I was vegging out watching "So you think you can dance" on TV and they said that one of the judges was not present because he was getting his Honorary Doctorate in the UK, then I look at BN and this!

Congratulations, It really means something when it is given in recognition hard work, and not just because of fame. Absolutely brilliant!!
152 Ron Proctor Jul 17th, 2009 at 3:57 am

Congratulations Ton! You deserve about 4 or 5 of those bad boys!
153 Gargoyle1971 Jul 17th, 2009 at 4:33 am

This is epic. I remember my C key license and the story of the self invented code at the studio and every detail I always followed because I loved this 3d software that followed practical human use rather than sheep marketing data leading up to what he turned into a gift to the world that keeps on giving. So deserved, congratulations! Awesome.
154 Alex Delderfield (AD-Edge) Jul 17th, 2009 at 4:43 am

Congrats to Dr. Roosendaal, this is massive!

Its great to see him getting some appreciation like this for all the work hes done.

Looks to me like a scene from harry potter though ;)
155 irf Jul 17th, 2009 at 5:11 am

Selamat dan salut untuk anda, Dr. Ton…
156 Deevad Jul 17th, 2009 at 6:06 am

Congratz Dr. Ton ;-)
This video moment is great, and it was a pleasure to see it.
Your advice at the end is very very inspiring ( and more as a concept artist ) !
157 Papasmurf Jul 17th, 2009 at 6:10 am

Feeling the love, Ton? Congratulations.

and you really do look like Dr. House in a way…
158 johnwind Jul 17th, 2009 at 6:12 am

I cant believe I'm sheading tears of joy for your achivement Dr, Ton. *sob*.

Blender have given me soo much hope and streght for the pass few years that help me carry on living my life believing that it is never too late to learn.

Blender has open so many doors and enlighten the path that I truly believe could be achived with greater height.

The greatest reason would be having something to believe in that I thought could never be possible, even with the condition of the world today that we live that is full of greed and suffering.

If it wasnt for you and this whole communion, I dont know where I'll be.

Thank you Dr, Ton. for this gift you've give us, and to the whole community of blender heads that worked
effortly to support this great fenomenon.

** seeing you standing side by side with all the messiah of our time… Linus , Stallman etc …

May peace be with you…
159 Vassilios Jul 17th, 2009 at 6:41 am

——->CONGRATULATIONS TON!!!!<——–
160 Gerbin Jul 17th, 2009 at 6:52 am

Congratulations Ton!!

And more power to blender!!!
161 Tony Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:09 am

Congratulations Ton!

And kudos to Leeds Metropolitan University for being the first to recognize Ton's contributions with an honorary degree!
162 thoro Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:10 am

Congratulations Dr. Ton!
Well deserved.
163 Arru Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:24 am

Congratulations Dr. Roosendaal, utterly well-deserved!
164 he Jul 17th, 2009 at 7:30 am

Félicitation, je suis très content pour toi !
165 Thorben Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:14 am

Congratulations!
166 Julian Frank Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:32 am

Congrats Ton
167 jin Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:52 am

what the hell? was he getting an honorary doctorate at HOGWARTS?!

lol….

AWESOME DR. ROOSENDAAL! you deserve that and more. congratulations and rock on!

jin
168 Bozo Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:54 am

Congratulation, Doc :)
169 Lyron Jul 17th, 2009 at 9:00 am

Congratulations Ton!!
170 Jonathan Merritt Jul 17th, 2009 at 9:03 am

Congratulations Dr Roosendaal,

Your contributions to both scientific and artistic pursuits with Blender have been astonishing, and have built a wonderful community that encourages participation and diversity. A very well-deserved honor!
171 Domino Marama Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am

Congratulations Ton! Very much deserved.

PS: this just in – I was first first viewer :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoQW-rcpKTI&feature=PlayList&p=88228C241B291D07&index=0
172 Domino Marama Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:17 am

Damn.. Guess I was the only viewer :(

It was the Honorary Degree Profile for Ton, hopefully they'll repost it soon.

It was on this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=88228C241B291D07
173 johnj Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:31 am

congrats tons doc Ton ;-)
174 Thomas Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:11 am

Absolutely stunning achievement! Congratulations Ton!

May Blender continue to thrive on your vision!
175 Mike Joslin Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:32 am

I was there!!. It was my first time in meeting Ton and I was struck by his humility and gentleness as well as his passion for Blender. It is a long and complex process to select people worthy of this award and Dr Nick Cope Associate Dean for Innovation North and user of Blender chose and put forward a persuasive and winning argument for Ton's selection. I have sat through a number of these ceremonies, but for me Ton (and the Blender community) are a well deserved and excellent choice for this honour
176 Sankhon Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am

Congrats Dr. Ton, you deserve more than this. Wish to know if there is a way to contact him directly …, an email?
177 Bal Singh Jul 17th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

I was at the ceremony too!!. I was fortunate enough to spend an hour or so chatting to Ton after the ceremony. It was an honour meeting you Ton. Congratulations to you and the blender community for this well deserved honour.
178 ton Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

Hi all,

Thanks for all the great reactions! It's been a tremendous day there in Leeds. The Brits love to do things with decorum and style, which was a wonderful experience to take part in. It indeed was all very Harry Potterish, but that's only illustrating where Rowling comes from in the first place. :)

Special thanks to Nick Cope and Mike Joslin (posted above!) for putting this forward. It was great meeting with them, and – for those who wondered – we've not had contact before ever… to me it was a totally unexpected honor, and was so great to see their enthusiasm embracing Blender there on the Innovation North faculty.

The picture of me holding up the scroll is when I said: "Thank you Blender developers, website admins and website makers, documenters, and all the Blender artists world-wide… this one is for you!". And I mean that, we're all honorable now!

-Ton-
179 Kirado Jul 17th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

Someone should model a 3d blender character of Ton in his regalia!
180 NielsBlender Jul 17th, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Van harte gefeliciteerd!

Niels
181 arti Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

Congratulations Ton!
182 Sleeper Jul 17th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Congratulations Ton.

@Mike Joslin – Sure beats Videoscape on those Amigas in Harrogate, doesn't it.
183 terence Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

Congratulations Dr. Ton. I'm glad to see Leeds University recognizing the work you've done.
184 vidrazor2 Jul 17th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

A Windows Media video stream? Does anyone see the irony in this? LOL!

Confgrats Ton
185 Hamed Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:07 pm

congratulation, hope god help you beat all of obstacles.
I honestly think this award is just small for you MAN.
186 Nixon Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:49 pm

CONGRATS DR. ROOSENDAAL!!!!!
You really deserved this honor for all the work and heart you put into blender and its evolution!!
I also feel think of this as big honor for the whole community of developers and supporters wich keep this 1337 3D tool state of the art, you all do a great job!!!!

Gotta say thank you to Ton, the DEV's and all the people who share their blender expertise with tutorials, scripts and .blends.
So this also goes out to everyone at blendernation, -artists, artist-mag, cg-cookie, -guru, cg-guerilla, and everyone I couldn't get into this text.
You all make the world of 3d suites a better place:)

NOW IT'S TIME TO PARTY!!!
187 +peter Jul 18th, 2009 at 12:32 am

Someday, I would like to meet Dr. Roosendaal.
188 drawlabs Jul 18th, 2009 at 1:09 am

Congratulations on your success with Blender and research that is a play tool for me nearly every day.
189 SanderWit Jul 18th, 2009 at 8:57 am

Congrats Ton! Well earned I'd say!

And such a brilliant hat and robe! Hope ye can keep all that.

Sacha will need to revise the Ton Action Figure now..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/sago/Ton_Action_Figure.jpg
190 Husam Jul 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Congrats .. Somebody's got to update his Wikipedia page.
191 Slowboy Jul 18th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

Congratulations Ton, well deserved!!!!
192 gumanoed Jul 20th, 2009 at 9:29 am

My Congratulations, Tom!
You looks cool! :)
193 Anber Jul 20th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

Well deserved. It's nice to see Ton get reconsigned for his accomplishments.
I agree that the headline is a bit misleading. I also thought that Ton was Broken :)