Exhibit (24)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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The undersigned hereby appoints F. Quinn Stepan and Walter J. Klein and each
of them individually, the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of the
undersigned, with substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name,
place and stead in his capacity as an officer or director or both of Stepan
Company, a Delaware corporation, the Annual Report of Form 10-K under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and
all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file or
cause to be filed such Annual Report and related documents with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned,
every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as
fully as all intents and purposes of the undersigned could do in person. The
undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorneys and each
of them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 10th day of March 2000
/s/ F. Quinn Stepan
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F. Quinn Stepan
/s/ F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
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F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.
/s/ Walter J. Klein
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Walter J. Klein
/s/ James A. Hartlage
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James A. Hartlage
/s/ Thomas F. Grojean
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Thomas F. Grojean
/s/ Paul H. Stepan
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Paul H. Stepan
/s/ Robert D. Cadieux
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Robert D. Cadieux
/s/ Robert G. Potter
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Robert G. Potter