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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer of
Pitcairn Funds, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), does hereby constitute
and appoint Lawrence R. Bardfeld and Averill Rand Jarvis, and each of them, his
true and lawful attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to
execute any and all instruments which said attorney and agent may deem necessary
or advisable to enable the Trust to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended ("Securities Act"), the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
("1940 Act") and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust (the
"Securities") and in connection with the registration of the Trust under the
1940 Act, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign for on behalf of the Trust and of the
undersigned the name of the undersigned as Trustee or officer, as appropriate,
of the Trust to a Registration Statement or to any amendment thereto filed with
the SEC with respect to the Securities or with respect to the Trust and to any
instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with
any Registration Statement or amendment.
Further, the undersigned hereby ratifies any prior actions taken by said
attorney and agent, including specifically, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign for and on behalf of the
undersigned the name of the undersigned as Trustee or officer, as appropriate,
of the Trust to a Registration Statement or to any amendment thereto filed with
the SEC with respect to the Securities or with respect to the Trust and to any
instrument or document filed as part of, as an exhibit to or in connection with
any Registration Statement or amendment.
The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm as his own act and deed all
that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of July 19, 2000
/s/ William C. McCormick
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William C. McCormick
Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
