Mr. Don Minney graduated from Braxton County High School. He continued his
education at Glenville State College where he earned a B.A. in Social Sciences
Comp. 5-12 and Mathematics 5-12 in 1985. He also worked for Mental Health from 1988 until 1990.
Mr. Minney started his teaching career in 1985 in Nicholas County and also taught in Raleigh
County from 1990 until 2005. He came to Madison Middle School starting the 2005-2006 school year.
He is a member of American Federation of Teachers, WV Education Association
and Project MERIT. He was a Teacher of the Year finalist in Raleigh County in
1996-97 and Systems Trainer of the Year in 2000-02 for secondary education.
Mr. Minney's hobbies include golf, bowling, boating, camping and travel. He enjoys spending time
with his seven grandchildren. His favorite quote is "It doesn't matter if you are a gazelle or a
lion in Africa, when the sun comes up you better be running."
