EXHIBIT 24

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ John S. Christie
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ John B. Blystone.
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ William S. Dietrich, II
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ Michael J. Endres
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ Peter Karmanos, Jr.
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ John R. Kasich
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ Sidney A. Ribeau
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer and/or
director of Worthington Industries, Inc., an Ohio corporation, which is about to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003 constitutes and appoints John P.
McConnell, John T. Baldwin and Dale T. Brinkman, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other, for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
sign such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any or all amendments thereto, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of May, 2003.

                                            /s/ Mary Fackler Schiavo
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