POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know All by These Presents, that I, Jagdish N. Sheth, hereby make,
constitute, and appoint Jerry P. Lehrman, Robert J. Vold and
John E. Nardecchia 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 15th day of
September, 2004.



/s/ Jagdish N. Sheth

Jagdish N. Sheth


Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 15th day of September, 2004.


/s/ Ruth E. Porter
Notary Public

Ruth E. Porter
Notary Public Minnesota
My Commission Expires 1/31/2005