POWER OF ATTORNEY

  Know All by These Presents, that I, James E. Ousley,
hereby make, constitute, and appoint Jerry P. Lehrman,
John E. Nardecchia and Robert J. Vold or any of them acting alone,
with full power of substitution and revocation, my true and
lawful attorney for me and in my name to prepare, execute and
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission reports of my
beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of Norstan, Inc.,
giving my said attorney full power and authority to do everything
whatsoever necessary to be done in the premises as fully as I could
do if personally present, and hereby ratify and confirm all that my
said attorney or his substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of
January, 2003.

Signature:  /s/ James E. Ousley

Print Name:  James E. Ousley



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of January, 2003.

Signature: /s/ Elizabeth C. De Victoria

Elizabeth C. De Victoria
Commission #1251157
Notary Public California
San Diego County
My Commission Expires January 23, 2004