FREDERICK M. STRADER

                LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
              SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Lara L.
Hjortsberg and Cynthia A. Eaton, acting individually,
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full power and authority as hereinafter described
on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned to:

     (1)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and
file Forms 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto)
with respect to the securities of United Industrial
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, any national securities exchanges and the
Company, as considered necessary or advisable under
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations promulgated there under,
as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

     (2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf,
information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to
release any such information to the undersigned and
approves and ratifies any such release of information;
and

     (3)  perform any and all other acts which in the
discretion of such attorney- in-fact are necessary or
desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in
connection with the foregoing.

     The undersigned acknowledges that:

     (1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does
not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in
their discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in- fact without independent verification of
such information;

     (2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by
either such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be
in such form and will contain such information and
disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

     (3)  neither the Company nor either of such
attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of
the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of
the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

     (4)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance with
the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate
to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each
such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the
undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

     This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-
in-fact.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 10th day of June, 2004.


FREDERICK M. STRADER


/s/ Frederick M. Strader
Signature




STATE OF MARYLAND        )
                         )
COUNTY OF BALTIMORE      )

On this 10th day of June, 2004, Frederick M. Strader
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged that
s/he executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
official seal.

/s/ Cynthia A. Eaton
Notary Public  Commissioned as Cynthia A. Sibley

My Commission Expires:
Cynthia A. Sibley, Notary Public
Baltimore County
State of Maryland
My Commission Expires Oct. 24, 2004



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