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According to sources familiar with the matter, a portrait has been commissioned of Dr. Maxwell T. Pennyweather, President of the University of Chicago\u2019s Wealth Studies program. Pennyweather will be painted in front of a bookshelf sitting next to his dog, Wimberly, in his private study. When reached for comment, the University\u2019s Office of Immortalization provided the following statement:<\/em><\/p>\n The Office of Immortalization from time to time honors such distinct and honorable men as are worthy of our respect and admiration. The selection process for portrait candidates is rigorous and thorough so to ensure that only the most respectable and upright gentleman are invited, as Dr. Pennyweather has been, to join their immortal and inspirational brethren in the Hall of Great White Men.<\/em><\/p>\n Pennyweather received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Pomp from Plumpley University in 1967, and went on to pursue a Master\u2019s in Fortuitiveness from the Verywell School, and finally completed a doctoral thesis, ‘On the Plight of the Unvirtuous Such and S uches’ at the University of Chicago. Pennyweather\u2019s portrait will sit next to that of the University\u2019s fourth President, Charles E. Nobleman on the left and former Dean of Students Alexander C. Poppyswallow on the right.<\/p>\n Pennyweather\u2019s achievements while in Chicago include the Samuel P. Fairbottom award for Fanciness and Proper Behavior and the Arlington J. Wellington award for Excellence in Excelling.<\/p>\n In addition to these prestigious awards, Dr. Maxwell T. Pennyweather IV has led causes for the betterment of the Chicago area including his initiative to teach inner city youth table manners, Forks and Knives for Fortuneless Ne\u2019er-Do-Wells.<\/p>\n A former student recalled fond memories of Pennyweather\u2019s third-year course, Succeeding Meritoriously in an Increasingly Saturated Market. \u201cIt was alright I guess,\u201d remembered the student. \u201cWas that the dude with the white hair? I was asleep pretty much always, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n Other UChicagoans who have recently joined Pennyweather in the Hall of Great White Men include Walter W. Waterson, Seymour N. Fancyboy alumnus Wensley Q. Gooderton, and University Trustee Xavier O. Jettingworth. Pennyweather\u2019s wife Penny Pennyweather currently serves on the board of the Underprivileged Vagabonds’ Charity. Although she will not be painted alongside her husband of thirty-four years, Penny has always been very supportive of his initiatives. Friends of Dr. Pennyweather have described his wife in archived conversations as \u201cagreeable,\u201d \u201cquaint\u201d and \u201cacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n The portrait will be an oil on canvas, a contrast to others in the collection, which have been painted using acrylic or water-based paints. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Evan Bernstein Oct. 17, 2013 According to sources familiar with the matter, a portrait has been commissioned of Dr. Maxwell T. Pennyweather, President of the University of Chicago\u2019s Wealth Studies program. Pennyweather will be painted in front of a bookshelf sitting next to his dog, Wimberly, in his private study. When reached for comment, the University\u2019s Office of Immortalization provided the following statement: The Office of Immortalization from time to time honors such distinct and honorable men as are worthy of our respect and admiration. The selection process for portrait candidates is rigorous and thorough so to ensure that only the most respectable and upright gentleman are invited, as Dr. Pennyweather has been, to join their immortal and inspirational brethren in the Hall of Great White Men. Pennyweather received his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Pomp from Plumpley University in 1967, and went on to pursue a Master\u2019s in Fortuitiveness from the Verywell School, and finally completed a doctoral thesis, ‘On the Plight of the Unvirtuous Such and S uches’ at the University of Chicago. Pennyweather\u2019s portrait will sit next to that of the University\u2019s fourth President, Charles E. Nobleman on the left and former Dean of Students Alexander C. Poppyswallow on the right. Pennyweather\u2019s achievements while in Chicago include the Samuel P. Fairbottom award for Fanciness and Proper Behavior and the Arlington J. Wellington award for Excellence in Excelling. In addition to these prestigious awards, Dr. Maxwell T. Pennyweather IV has led causes for the betterment of the Chicago area including his initiative to teach inner city youth table manners, Forks and Knives for Fortuneless Ne\u2019er-Do-Wells. A former student recalled fond memories of Pennyweather\u2019s third-year course, Succeeding Meritoriously in an Increasingly Saturated Market. \u201cIt was alright I guess,\u201d remembered the student. \u201cWas that the dude with the white hair? I was asleep pretty much always, bro.\u201d Other UChicagoans who have recently joined Pennyweather in the Hall of Great White Men include Walter W. Waterson, Seymour N. Fancyboy alumnus Wensley Q. Gooderton, and University Trustee Xavier O. Jettingworth. Pennyweather\u2019s wife Penny Pennyweather currently serves on the board of the Underprivileged Vagabonds’ Charity. Although she will not be painted alongside her husband of thirty-four years, Penny has always been very supportive of his initiatives. Friends of Dr. Pennyweather have described his wife in archived conversations as \u201cagreeable,\u201d \u201cquaint\u201d and \u201cacceptable.\u201d The portrait will be an oil on canvas, a contrast to others in the collection, which have been painted using acrylic or water-based paints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3300,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267\/revisions\/3300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}