Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of BB&T
Corporation (the "Company"), hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints John A.
Allison, Scott E. Reed and Jerone C. Herring, or any one of them severally, to
be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and to sign in his or her name
and on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated below, and to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), a Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of
shares of the Company's common stock, $5.00 par value per share, in connection
with the acquisition by the Company of F&M National Corporation, a Virginia
corporation, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective
amendments, to the Registration Statement, making such changes in the
Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact deems appropriate, and generally
to do all such things on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated
below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission.
This Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on February 27, 2001.
/s/ John A. Allison, IV /s/ Scott E. Reed
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Name: John A. Allison, IV Name: Scott E. Reed
Title: Chairman of the Board and Title: Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
(principal executive officer) (principal financial officer)
/s/ Sherry A. Kellett /s/ Neele Ratrie Chilton
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Name: Sherry A. Kellett Name: Nelle Ratrie Chilton
Title: Executive Vice President Title: Director
and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Alfred E. Cleveland /s/ Ronald E. Deal
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Name: Alfred E. Cleveland Name: Ronald E. Deal
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Tom D. Efird /s/ Paul S. Goldsmith
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Name: Tom D. Efird Name: Paul S. Goldsmith
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ L. Vincent Hackley /s/ Jane P. Helm
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Name: L. Vincent Hackley Name: Jane P. Helm
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Richard Janeway, M.D. /s/ J. Ernest Lathem, M.D.
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Name: Richard Janeway, M.D. Name: J. Ernest Lathem, M.D.
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ James H. Maynard /s/ Joseph A. McAleer, Jr.
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Name: James H. Maynard Name: Joseph A. McAleer, Jr.
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Albert O. McCauley /s/ J. Holmes Morrison
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Name: Albert O. McCauley Name: J. Holmes Morrison
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Richard L. Player, Jr. /s/ C. Edward Pleasants
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Name: Richard L. Player, Jr. Name: C. Edward Pleasants
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Nido R. Qubein /s/ E. Rhone Sasser
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Name: Nido R. Qubein Name: E. Rhone Sasser
Title: Director Title: Director
/s/ Jack E. Shaw /s/ Harold B. Wells
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Name: Jack E. Shaw Name: Harold B. Wells
Title: Director Title: Director