Item 14 (c) 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Roger G. Ackerman ------------------------- Roger G. Ackerman 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Van C. Campbell ------------------------- Van C. Campbell 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ David A. Duke -------------------- David A. Duke 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19TH day of February, 1996. /s/ John H. Foster ------------------------- John H. Foster 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Robert Barker ------------------------- Robert Barker 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Mary L. Bundy -------------------- Mary L. Bundy 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. ------------------------------ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ James W. Kinnear ------------------------- James W. Kinnear 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Catherine A. Rein ------------------------- Catherine A. Rein 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Henry Rosovsky -------------------- Henry Rosovsky 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ Lawrence S. Eagleburger ------------------------- Lawrence S. Eagleburger 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, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C. Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 19th day of February, 1996. /s/ H. Onno Ruding --------------------