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EXHIBIT 24
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ John B. Blystone
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Charles R. Carson
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ John S. Christie
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ William S. Dietrich, II
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Michael J. Endres
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ John F. Havens
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Peter Karmanos, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ John H. McConnell
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Robert B. McCurry
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Charles D. Minor
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Gerald B. Mitchell
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2000 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of May, 2000.
/s/ Mary Fackler Schiavo
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