POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JAY S.
FITTON and FRANK L. NEWBAUER, and each of them, his attorneys for him and in his
name, place and stead, to execute and file any registration statements on Form
N-14, including the Form N-14 filed on September 18, 2007 relating to the
reorganization of the Trust's Small Cap Growth Fund, amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus(es) or any proxy solicitation
materials pursuant to Section 14, including preliminary and definitive proxy
statements or amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving
and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of September, 2007.
_/s/ H. JEROME LERNER_______________
H. JEROME LERNER
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 18th day of September, 2007, personally appeared before me, H.
JEROME LERNER, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 18th day of September, 2007.
__/s/ Jay S. Fitton____________
Notary Public
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JAY S.
FITTON and FRANK L. NEWBAUER, and each of them, his attorneys for him and in his
name, place and stead, to execute and file any registration statements on Form
N-14, including the Form N-14 filed on September 18, 2007 relating to the
reorganization of the Trust's Small Cap Growth Fund, amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus(es) or any proxy solicitation
materials pursuant to Section 14, including preliminary and definitive proxy
statements or amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving
and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of September, 2007.
__/s/ ROBERT E. STAUTBERG __________
ROBERT E. STAUTBERG
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 18th day of September, 2007, personally appeared before me,
ROBERT E. STAUTBERG, known to me to be the person described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and
delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 18th day of September, 2007.
__/s/ Jay S. Fitton_____________
Notary Public
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JAY S.
FITTON and FRANK L. NEWBAUER, and each of them, his attorneys for him and in his
name, place and stead, to execute and file any registration statements on Form
N-14, including the Form N-14 filed on September 18, 2007 relating to the
reorganization of the Trust's Small Cap Growth Fund, amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus(es) or any proxy solicitation
materials pursuant to Section 14, including preliminary and definitive proxy
statements or amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving
and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of September, 2007.
__ /s/ JILL T. McGRUDER____________
JILL T. McGRUDER
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 18th day of September, 2007, personally appeared before me, JILL
T. McGRUDER, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that she executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 18th day of September, 2007.
__/s/ Jay S. Fitton_________
Notary Public
POWER OF ATTORNEY
-----------------
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, TOUCHSTONE STRATEGIC TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints JAY S.
FITTON and FRANK L. NEWBAUER, and each of them, his attorneys for him and in his
name, place and stead, to execute and file any registration statements on Form
N-14, including the Form N-14 filed on September 18, 2007 relating to the
reorganization of the Trust's Small Cap Growth Fund, amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus(es) or any proxy solicitation
materials pursuant to Section 14, including preliminary and definitive proxy
statements or amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving
and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do
if personally present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 18th
day of September, 2007.
_/s/ JOHN F. BARRETT _____________________
JOHN F. BARRETT
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 18th day of September, 2007, personally appeared before me, JOHN
F. BARRETT, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 18th day of September, 2007.
___/s/ Linda L. Baker______________
Notary Public