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 13th day of March 2001
/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