ROBBINS & MYERS, INC.

			 LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16
REPORTS

	The undersigned, in his capacity as a person required to file
reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), hereby appoints Joseph M. Rigot and Linn S. Harson,
and each of them individually, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substition, to execute his name, place, and stead
and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any report which
the undersigned is required to file under Section 16 with respect to his
beneficial ownership of securities of Robbins & Myers, Inc., an Ohio
corporation, or any amendment to any such report.


	   IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 3rd day of
July, 2003.

								    /s/ Dale L. Medford

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								    DALE L. MEDFORD