EX-24.1 4 a2044793zex-24_1.txt EXHIBIT 24.1 EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ ROGER G. ACKERMAN ------------------------------ Roger G. Ackerman EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JOHN SEELY BROWN --------------------------- John Seely Brown EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JAMES B. FLAWS -------------------------------- James B. Flaws EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JOHN H. FOSTER ------------------------------ John H. Foster EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ GORDON GUND ------------------------------ Gordon Gund EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JOHN M. HENNESSY ------------------------------- John M. Hennessy EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JAMES R. HOUGHTON ------------------------------- James R. Houghton EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JOHN W. LOOSE -------------------------------- John W. Loose EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ JAMES J. O'CONNOR ------------------------------ James J. O'Connor EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ CATHERINE A. REIN ------------------------------ Catherine A. Rein EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ DEBORAH D. RIEMAN ------------------------------ Deborah D. Rieman EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ H. ONNO RUDING -------------------------------- H. Onno Ruding EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ WILLIAM D. SMTIHBURG ------------------------------- William D. Smithburg EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ PETER F. VOLANAKIS -------------------------------- Peter F. Volanakis EXHIBIT 24.1 CORNING INCORPORATED -------------------------- POWER OF ATTORNEY -------------------------- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable Corning Incorporated to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock constituting the consideration in connection with the acquisition by Corning Incorporated of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Tropel Corporation, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned in his capacity as Director and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated to one or more Registration Statements (on whatever form or forms may be determined to be appropriate) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock, to any and all amendments to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to any and all instruments and documents filed as a part of or in connection with the said Registration Statements or amendments thereto; HEREBY RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st day of February, 2001. /s/ WENDELL P. WEEKS ------------------------------ Wendell P. Weeks