Exhibit 24(c)




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The undersigned Directors and officers of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the
"Company") hereby appoint Jeffrey S. Gorman, David P. Emmens and Anthony R.
Moore, and each of them, as attorneys for each of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead
of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (or such other form as counsel to the
Company may advise as appropriate) for the purpose of registering (i) the Common
Shares of the Company to be offered under the Company's 401(k) Plan, and (ii) an
indeterminate amount of interests in such Plan that are separate securities, and
any and all supplements, amendments (including post-effective amendments),
exhibits and consents to any such Registration Statements, and any and all
applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pertaining to such Registration Statements or the securities covered
thereby, and to take any and all other action that any of them may deem
necessary or advisable in order to effect the registration, qualification or
exemption of part or all of the Common Shares of the Company, or the interests
in such Plan, to be offered under the securities or Blue Sky laws of any
jurisdiction of the United States of America or Canada, with full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts whatsoever necessary or advisable.




                  Executed as of the 9th day of May, 2003.


/s/ JEFFREY S. GORMAN                      President, Principal Executive
---------------------------------------    Officer and Director
Jeffrey S. Gorman

/s/ ROBERT E. KIRKENDALL                   Senior Vice President and Principal
---------------------------------------    Financial and Accounting Officer
Robert E. Kirkendall

/s/ JAMES C. GORMAN                        Director
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James C. Gorman

/s/ THOMAS E. HOAGLIN                      Director
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Thomas E. Hoaglin

/s/ CHRISTOPHER H. LAKE                    Director
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Christopher H. Lake

/s/ PETER B. LAKE                          Director
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Peter B. Lake

/s/ RICK R. TAYLOR                         Director
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Rick R. Taylor

/s/ W. WAYNE WALSTON                       Director
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W. Wayne Walston

/s/ JOHN A. WALTER                         Director
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John A. Walter