POWER OF ATTORNEY



          The undersigned constitutes and appoints Hannah
Prior and John Kahle, and each of them, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead, to sign any and all SEC statements of beneficial
ownership of securities on Forms 3, 4 and 5 as required
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do
and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done under said Section 16(a), as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

          A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The
authorization set forth above shall continue in full force
and effect until the undersigned revokes such
authorization by written instructions to the attorney-in-
fact.

          This power of attorney revokes my previous power
of attorney dated September 2, 1992.




Dated:  September 6, 2000.


                           /s/  Brian K.Habig
                           Signature of Reporting Person


                           Brian K.Habig,
                           Proposal Center Manager
                           for Kimball Electronics Group
                           Name and Title