Does being in a PhD program lead to fortune and glory? Apparently it does. Two of my fellow IDV PhD classmates (and two of the nicest guys) and their families have recently appeared on television and in commercials.
Alex Stephenson and his family were on HGTV’s Cousin’s Undercover (and the Ellen Degeneres show a few months back) last week for a home makeover http://www.hgtv.com/cousins-undercover/a-soldiers-home-heals-with-help-as-a-bold-modern-facade-melds-with-rustic-rooms-inside/index.html
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Majid Al-Ayed and his family recently appeared in a commercial for the new Infiniti QC70 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4RYG_rROg&feature=youtu.be