POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that I hereby constitute and appoint each of
David L. Young, Ross Formell,Kate Semelhack and Jonathan Pfohl 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/ Gerald McGuire
					Name: Gerald McGuire