POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that I hereby constitute and appoint each of
David L. Young, Ross Formell, and Kate Semelhack my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of
substitution for me and in my name, place and stead, to:

1. execute for me and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer
and/or director of Scio Diamond Technology Corporation,
Forms 3, 4 or 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
promulgated thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for me and on my behalf
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto and timely file such Form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

3.take any other action of any time whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to me, in my best interest or legally required by me,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on my behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
I might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

I acknowledge that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at my request, are not assuming nor is Scio Diamond Technology Corporation
assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings
of and transactions in securities of Scio Diamond Technology Corporation,
unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to
the attorneys-in-fact named above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on May 12, 2015.

						/s/ Jonathan Pfohl
						Name: Jonathan Pfohl