James Cash Penney - Commemoration

Commemoration

• The J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis was dedicated in his honor on January 23, 1972. The building was made possible through financial donations by Mr. Penney and his company.

• Mr. Penney was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1976.

• The J. C. Penney Historic District in Kemmerer, Wyoming was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.

• In 1994, Penney was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians, and a bronze bust depicting him is on permanent display in the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

• Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Missouri was renamed Penney High School.