This fall, many Stivers alumni were featured in a fundraising campaign for the seedling Foundation. As always, we had a great time catching up with our old classmates and hearing about their many successes. Below are just a handful of the amazing Stivers grads that were featured.


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James Auwarter, Class of 2002, Stivers Magnet: Band
James is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer living in Chicago. After graduating from Full Sail University, he worked at a notable Chicago studio before branching out on his own. Having been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards for six consecutive years, James has worked with world famous artists such as Kanye West, Jay Z, Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, John Legend, and many more.


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Coran Henley, Class of 2005, Stivers Magnet: Band
Coran is a freelance musician in Boston. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Coran is featured in performances around the country and in a variety of studio recordings. He is currently the drummer for JazzThugs, an ensemble that he co-founded. He recently founded Spardakis Music Productions, where he serves as a producer and sound engineer.




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Garry Cooper, Class of 2002, Stivers Magnet: Orchestra
Garry is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Northwestern University just outside Chicago. His studies focus on Parkinson’s disease and he is working with scientists to develop a drug to slow the disease’s
progression. While studying chemistry and mathematics at Indiana University, Garry worked in an organic chemistry teaching lab, where he quickly discovered his passion for the drug discovery process.





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