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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Irving E. Schottenstein, am Chief Executive Officer and a director
of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the "Company"), and I do hereby constitute and
appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my
true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution, to
do any and all acts and things in my name and on my behalf in my capacities as
principal executive officer and a director of the Company and to execute any and
all instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the
"1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacities indicated above, the 1998
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Irving E. Schottenstein
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Irving E. Schottenstein
Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Robert H. Schottenstein, am President and a director of M/I
Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint
Kerrii B. Anderson my true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power of
substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name and on my behalf in
my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any and all instruments
for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which said attorney or
agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection
with the filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998 (the "1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but
without limitation, power and authority to sign for me in my name, in the
capacity indicated above, the 1998 Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such
1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that the said attorney
and agent, or her substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein
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Robert H. Schottenstein
President and Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Steven Schottenstein, am Chief Operating Officer and a director of
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint
Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution, to do any and
all acts and things in my name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of
the Company and to execute any and all instruments for me and in my name in the
capacity indicated above, which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may
deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing
of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1998 (the "1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation,
power and authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above,
the 1998 Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do
hereby ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their
substitute or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
/s/ Steven Schottenstein
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Steven Schottenstein
Chief Operating Officer and Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Kerrii B. Anderson, am Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
and accounting officer) and a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein my true and
lawful attorney and agent, with full power of substitution, to do any and all
acts and things in my name and on my behalf in my capacity as the principal
financial and accounting officer of the Company and to execute any and all
instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which said
attorney or agent may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to
comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the "1998 Form 10-K"),
including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign for
me in my name, in the capacities indicated above, the 1998 Form 10-K and any and
all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby ratify and confirm all
that the said attorney and agent, or her substitute or substitutes, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Kerrii B. Anderson
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Kerrii B. Anderson
Chief Financial Officer (principal
financial and accounting officer)
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Jeffrey H. Miro, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the
"1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1998
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Jeffrey H. Miro
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Jeffrey H. Miro
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Norman L. Traeger, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the
"1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1998
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Norman L. Traeger
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Norman L. Traeger
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Friedrich K. Bohm, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (the
"1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1998
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Friedrich K. Bohm
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Friedrich K. Bohm
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Lewis R. Smoot, Sr., a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and
Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents,
each with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute
any and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above,
which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
(the "1998 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1998
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1998 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Lewis R. Smoot, Sr.
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Lewis R. Smoot, Sr.
Director