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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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 P. McConnell
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John P. 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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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 Mitchell
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Gerald Mitchell
<PAGE> 10
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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 16th
day of November, 2000.
/s/ Sidney A. Ribeau
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Sidney A. Ribeau
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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 (the "Company")
hereby 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 a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the
registration of common shares, no par value, of the Company issuable upon
exercise of stock options granted or to be granted under the Company's 2000
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and any or all amendments thereto,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with the New York Stock Exchange,
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 Schiavo
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Mary Schiavo
