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Exhibit 24.1
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Russell Huffer, Robert G.
Barbieri and Patricia A. Beithon, with full power to each act without the other,
his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form
S-8, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto,
relating to the offering of 500,000 shares of Common Stock of Apogee
Enterprises, Inc. pursuant to the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such
attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on this 25th day
of July, 2000, by the following persons:
Signature Title
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/s/ Russell Huffer Chairman, President and Chief Executive
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Russell Huffer (principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert G. Barbieri Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
------------------------------ Officer (principal financial and
Robert G. Barbieri accounting officer)
/s/ Bernard P. Aldrich Director
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Bernard P. Aldrich
/s/ Donald W. Goldfus Director
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Donald W. Goldfus
/s/ Barbara B. Grogan Director
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Barbara B. Grogan
Director
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Harry A. Hammerly
Director
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J. Patrick Horner
/s/ James L. Martineau Director
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James L. Martineau
Director
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Stephen C. Mitchell
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/s/ Laurence J. Niederhofer Director
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Laurence J. Niederhofer
Director
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Ray C. Richelsen
/s/ Michael E. Shannon Director
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Michael E. Shannon
