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Exhibit 24
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that ELIZABETH VALK LONG, director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K.
Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The
J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
director might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Elizabeth Valk Long
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that KATHRYN W. DINDO, director of The
J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K. Smucker,
and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as
attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The J. M. Smucker
Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned director
might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Kathryn W. Dindo
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that VINCENT C. BYRD, director of The
J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K. Smucker,
and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as
attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The J. M. Smucker
Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned director
might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Vincent C. Byrd
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that CHARLES S. MECHEM, JR., director
of The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K.
Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The
J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
director might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Charles S. Mechem, Jr.
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that RUSSELL G. MAWBY, director of The
J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K. Smucker,
and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as
attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The J. M. Smucker
Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned director
might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Russell G. Mawby
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR., director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K.
Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The
J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
director might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ William Wrigley, Jr.
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that MARK R. BELGYA, corporate
controller of The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker,
Richard K. Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power
of substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form
that The J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions,
with full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned corporate controller might or could do in person, in furtherance of
the foregoing.
/s/ Mark R. Belgya
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Treasurer
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that RICHARD K. SMUCKER, director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker and Steven J.
Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as attorney or
attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The J. M. Smucker Company deems
appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all
pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned director might or could do
in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Richard K. Smucker
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that TIMOTHY P. SMUCKER, director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Richard K. Smucker and Steven J.
Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as attorney or
attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The J. M. Smucker Company deems
appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all
pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned director might or could do
in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Timothy P. Smucker
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that WILLIAM H. STEINBRINK, director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K.
Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The
J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
director might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ William H. Steinbrink
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Director
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
REGISTRATION ON FORM 10-K
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that FRED A. DUNCAN, director of
The J. M. Smucker Company, hereby appoints Timothy P. Smucker, Richard K.
Smucker, and Steven J. Ellcessor, and each of them, with full power of
substitution, as attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, to execute an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2001, in a form that The
J. M. Smucker Company deems appropriate and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, all pursuant to applicable legal provisions, with full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
director might or could do in person, in furtherance of the foregoing.
/s/ Fred A. Duncan
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Director