EXHIBIT 24.0
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL YE BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors and officers of The Ryland Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation, constitute and appoint Timothy J. Geckle and Robert J. Cunnion, III, or either of them, the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with full power and authority in said agents and attorneys-in-fact, and in either of them, to sign for the undersigned in their respective names as directors and officers of The Ryland Group, Inc., its Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any amendment (including post-effective amendments) or supplement thereto, relating to the offer and sale of common stock of the Corporation pursuant to the 2004 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan and to sign for the undersigned in their respective names as directors and officers of The Ryland Group, Inc., its Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 for the 2000 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan relating to the deregistration of shares thereunder, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. We hereby confirm all acts taken by such agents and attorneys-in-fact, or each of them, as herein authorized.
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Signature
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/s/ R. Chad Dreier
R. Chad Dreier | | Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Gordon A. Milne
Gordon A. Milne | | Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ David L. Fristoe
David L. Fristoe | | Senior Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer) | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Daniel T. Bane
Daniel T. Bane | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Leslie Frécon
Leslie M. Frécon | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Roland A. Hernandez
Roland A. Hernandez | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ William L. Jews
William L. Jews | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Ned Mansour
Ned Mansour | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Robert E. Mellor
Robert E. Mellor | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Norman J. Metcalfe
Norman J. Metcalfe | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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/s/ Charlotte St. Martin
Charlotte St. Martin | | Director | | October 22, 2004 |
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Signature
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/s/ Paul J. Varello
Paul J. Varello | | Director | | October 18, 2004 |
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/s/ John O. Wilson
John O. Wilson | | Director | | October 15, 2004 |
