Dixon Ticonderoga Company
                            195 International Parkway
                               Heathrow, FL 32746


                    PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD MARCH 9, 2001
           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


     The undersigned hereby appoints Philip M. Shasteen and Richard A. Asta, and
each or either of them,  proxies,  with full  power of  substitution  in each of
them, in the name,  place, and stead of the  undersigned,  to vote at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Dixon Ticonderoga  Company on March 9, 2001, at 10:00
a.m.  Eastern Standard Time, or at any  adjournments  thereof,  according to the
number of votes that the  undersigned  would be entitled  to vote if  personally
present, upon the following matters:

     THE SHARES REPRESENTED  HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED.  IF NO DIRECTION
IS MADE,  THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES  LISTED IN ITEM 1 AND AS THE
PROXY  HOLDERS DEEM  ADVISABLE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE
THE MEETING.

1.    Election of Directors

|_| For all nominees  listed below (except as marked to the contrary  below)

|_| Withhold Authority to vote for all nominees listed below

         Gino N. Pala          Richard F. Joyce         John Ritenour

          (Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any nominee,
                  write that nominee's name in the space below.
           Do not mark "Withhold Authority" above unless you intend to
                 withhold authority to vote for both nominees.)

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2.    In their discretion,  the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly  come before the Annual  Meeting or any  adjournments
or postponements thereof.

This proxy will be voted in accordance with the  instructions  given above. If
no  instructions  are  given,  this proxy  will be voted FOR the  election  of
directors as set forth in the Proxy Statement.

Please sign exactly as name  appears  hereon.  Joint owners  should each sign.
When  signing as  attorney,  executor,  administrator,  trustee  or  guardian,
please give full title as such.  If more than one trustee, all should sign.

                                          Record Date Shares: _________________

Dated:  ________________,2001             _____________________________________
                                          Signature of Shareholder

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                                          Signature of Shareholder