Exhibit (16) Powers of Attorney.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Alan S. Danson, a member of
the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"), hereby
make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and Edward
F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and agents
in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all filings
of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14 and any
other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 19th day of January, 2007.
/s/Alan S. Danson
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Alan S. Danson
STATE OF COLORADO)
)ss.
COUNTY OF EAGLE)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Alan S. Danson,
a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc., this
22nd day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/Maxine Jaramillo
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Notary Public
MAXINE JARAMILLO
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
My commission expires:
10-15-09
Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Robert P. Mastrovita, a
member of the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"),
hereby make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and
Edward F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and
agents in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all
filings of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14
and any other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 19th day of January, 2007.
/s/Robert P. Mastrovita
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Robert P. Mastrovita
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS)
)ss.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Robert P.
Mastrovita, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds,
Inc., this 19th day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/Kathleen T. Burgess
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Notary Public
KATHLEEN T. BURGESS
NOTARY PUBLIC
MASSACHUSETTS
My commission expires:
4-20-2012
Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Trygve E. Myhren, a member
of the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"), hereby
make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and Edward
F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and agents
in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all filings
of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14 and any
other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 18th day of January, 2007.
/s/Trygve E. Myhren
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Trygve E. Myhren
STATE OF COLORADO)
)ss.
COUNTY OF DENVER)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Trygve E. Myhren,
a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc., this
18th day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/M. Elizabeth LaBrec
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Notary Public
M. ELIZABETH LABREC
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
My commission expires:
08/14/2010
Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, George W. Phillips, a member
of the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"), hereby
make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and Edward
F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and agents
in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all filings
of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14 and any
other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 22nd day of January, 2007.
/s/George W. Phillips
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George W. Phillips
STATE OF FLORIDA)
)ss.
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by George W.
Phillips, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds,
Inc., this 22nd day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/Laura Aldrich
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Notary Public
LAURA ALDRICH
COMM# DD0616501
EXPIRES 12/22/2010
Florida Notary Assn., Inc.
My commission expires:
Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Martha A. Solis-Turner, a
member of the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"),
hereby make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and
Edward F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and
agents in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all
filings of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14
and any other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand as of
this 18th day of January, 2007.
/s/Martha A. Solis-Turner
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Martha A. Solis-Turner
STATE OF COLORADO)
)ss.
COUNTY OF DENVER)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Martha A.
Solis-Turner, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds,
Inc., this 18th day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/M. Elizabeth Labrec
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Notary Public
M. ELIZABETH LABREC
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF COLORADO
My commission expires:
08/14/2010
Exhibit (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Eugene H. Vaughan, a member
of the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc. (the "Funds"), hereby
make, constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Christoffersen, David L. Ray and Edward
F. O'Keefe, and each of them, severally, my true and lawful attorneys and agents
in my name, place and stead to execute for and on my behalf any and all filings
of and amendments to a Registration Statement for the Funds on Form N-14 and any
other documents and instruments incidental thereto, and to deliver and file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents and instruments in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing that said attorneys and agents, and each of
them, deem advisable or necessary to enable the Funds to effectuate the intents
and purposes hereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all actions of any said
attorneys hereunder. Said attorneys may act jointly or severally, and the action
of one shall bind the undersigned as fully as if two or more had acted together.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of
this 29th day of January, 2007.
/s/Eugene H. Vaughan
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Eugene H. Vaughan
STATE OF TEXAS)
)ss.
COUNTY OF HARRIS)
SUBSCRIBED, SWORN TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me by Eugene H.
Vaughan, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dreyfus Founders Funds, Inc.,
this 29th day of January, 2007.
[SEAL] /s/Carolyn J. Ross
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Notary Public
CAROLYN J. ROSS
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
March 3, 2009
My commission expires:
March 3, 2009