Exhibit #24

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/  John Seely Brown
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              John Seely Brown








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ James B. Flaws
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              James B. Flaws










                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.



                                              /s/ Gordon Gund
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Gordon Gund








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ John M. Hennessy
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              John M. Hennessy








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.



                                              /s/ James R. Houghton
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              James R. Houghton








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ James J. O'Connor
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              James J. O'Connor








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ Jeremy R. Knowles
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Jeremy R. Knowles








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ Deborah D. Rieman
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Deborah D. Rieman








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ H. Onno Ruding
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              H. Onno Ruding








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ William D. Smithburg
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              William D. Smithburg








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ Peter F. Volanakis
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Peter F. Volanakis








                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ Wendell P. Weeks
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Wendell P. Weeks







                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW  ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  undersigned  director  and/or
officer of Corning  Incorporated,  a New York corporation  (the  "Corporation"),
does hereby make, constitute and appoint Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers
and  James B.  Flaws  and each or any one of them,  the  undersigned's  true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in
the  undersigned's  name,  place and stead, to sign and affix the  undersigned's
name as director  and/or officer of the  Corporation to (1) a Form 10-K,  Annual
Report,  pursuant to the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934
Act"),  for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, or other  applicable  form,
including  any  and  all  exhibits,  schedules,   amendments,   supplements  and
supporting  documents  thereto,  including,  but not  limited  to, the Form 11-K
Annual Reports of the  Corporation's  401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to
the 1934 Act, and all amendments,  supplementations  and corrections thereto, to
be filed by the  Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"SEC"), as required in connection with its registration  under the 1934 Act; and
(2) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-8, or other applicable forms,
and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by
the  Corporation  with the SEC in  connection  with the  registration  under the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of securities of the  Corporation,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
the SEC.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 5th
of February, 2003.




                                              /s/ Hansel E. Tookes II
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Hansel E. Tookes II