POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of D. Roger Glenn and Heather L. Duval, or either of them

acting individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact

to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a Form ID application

to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to obtain EDGAR

codes for the undersigned;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 with

respect to the securities of Wellman, Inc. in accordance with Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form

ID application or Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power

of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes

as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full

power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this

power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in

serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this  __30th__ day  of  March, 2007.





_____/s/ David R. Styka_______________

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_______David R. Styka_____________

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