EX-24.B 5 y54157ex24-b.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24(b) POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Celia A. Colbert and Kenneth C. Frazier, and each of them severally, to be his or her true and lawful attorney or attorneys to execute on behalf of the undersigned (whether on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc., or as an officer or director thereof, or by attesting the seal of the Company, or otherwise) a Registration Statement in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of Merck & Co., Inc. which may be purchased under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") covered by this Registration Statement, including amendments thereto and all other documents in connection therewith. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed as of the 23rd day of October, 2001. MERCK & CO., INC. By: /s/ Raymond V. Gilmartin --------------------------------- Raymond V. Gilmartin Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer /s/ Judy C. Lewent --------------------------------- Judy C. Lewent Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Richard C. Henriques, Jr. ---------------------------------- Richard C. Henriques, Jr. Vice President, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) 17 DIRECTORS /s/ Lawrence A. Bossidy /s/ Heidi G. Miller ------------------------------ ------------------------- Lawrence A. Bossidy Heidi G. Miller /s/ William G. Bowen /s/ Edward M. Scolnick ------------------------------ ------------------------- William G. Bowen Edward M. Scolnick /s/ Johnnetta B. Cole /s/ Thomas E. Shenk ------------------------------ ------------------------- Johnnetta B. Cole Thomas E. Shenk /s/ Niall FitzGerald /s/ Anne M. Tatlock ------------------------------ ------------------------- Niall FitzGerald Anne M. Tatlock /s/ William B. Harrison, Jr. ------------------------------ ------------------------- William B. Harrison, Jr. Samuel O. Thier /s/ William N. Kelley ------------------------------ William N. Kelley 18