Morning Buzz: October 18 [Video]

1.Some big honors for both individuals and organizations helping empower and encourage women in the Grand Rapids community.

The 35th annual Athena Awards chose Shannon Cohen as their leadership award recipient this year. She’s an author, a leader and founder of the global rockstar women movement.

Madyson Mansfield received the young professional leadership award. She’s an HR generalist at the Gerald R Ford International Airport, and SpartanNash took home the organizational leadership award, for promoting and developing women leaders.

Congratulations to all!

2. Michigan continues to face an ongoing teacher shortage, but golden apple is stepping up to help!

Their Scholars Program is now accepting applications for its second cohort of aspiring educators after welcoming its inaugural cohort of 35 Michigan Scholars earlier this year.

This program provides high school seniors and college students with up to $15,000 in paid professional development, classroom experience, and mentoring to prepare them to fill crucial open …