EX-24.4_359780

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
David H. Haddon, Kathleen A. Waelti, Lynsey L. Weimer or Jody L. Harrell,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Woodward Governor Company (the "Company") Forms
3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned 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 type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned 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.

	The undersigned hereby grants 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 the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
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.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 1st day of June, 2010.



John A. Halbrook

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1:

Footnote 1:
The reporting person participates in the Woodward Executive Benefit Plan (the
"Plan").  Pursuant to an election made under the Plan, each phantom stock unit
accrued under the Plan entitled the reporting person to receive on January 18,
2011 one share of Woodward Governor Company (the "Company") common stock, less
shares not distributed to the reporting person to cover tax liabilities.  See
footnote 2.  The reporting person received a net distribution of 15,717 shares
of Company common stock.  Phantom stock units are accrued under the Plan and are
to be settled in 100% stock on a one-for-one basis at the distribution date
specified at the time of election.  Each phantom stock unit is the economic
equivalent of one share of Company common stock.  The total shown represents the
dollar amount of deferrals divided by the current share price and, therefore,
the number of shares reported may fluctuate from period to period.  The total
shown also includes phantom stock units acquired in connection with dividend
reinvestments and other acquisitions made under the Plan.