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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Sonic Foundry, Inc., hereby
severally and individually constitute and appoint Rimas P. Buinevicius and
Kenneth A. Minor, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys and agents of
each of us to execute in the name, place and stead of each of us (individually
and in any capacity stated below) any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8, and all instruments necessary or advisable in connection
therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
each of said attorneys and agents to have power to act with or without the other
and to have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf
of each of the undersigned every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be
done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the
undersigned might or could do in person, and we hereby ratify and confirm our
signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys and agents and each of
them to any and all such amendments and other instruments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Rimas P. Buinevicius Chief Executive Officer June 27, 2000
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Rimas P. Buinevicius and Chairman
/s/ Monty R. Schmidt President and Director June 27, 2000
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Monty R. Schmidt
/s/ Curtis J. Palmer Chief Technology Officer June 27, 2000
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Curtis J. Palmer and Director
/s/ Kenneth A. Minor Chief Financial Officer June 27, 2000
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Kenneth A. Minor and Assistant Secretary
/s/ Frederick H. Kopko, Jr. Secretary and Director June 27, 2000
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Frederick H. Kopko, Jr.
/s/ Arnold Pollard Director June 27, 2000
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Arnold Pollard
/s/ David C. Kleinman Director June 27, 2000
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David C. Kleinman
