POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SEC FORMS 3, 4, AND 5

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Robert M. Soffer, Eileen D. Kania, Laura Cotnoir and Amy
M. Vertefeuille signing singly, to be the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, for him/her, and in his/her name, place and stead, as an
officer and/or director of Rogers Corporation (the "Company") to execute,
deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including amendments thereto) with
respect to securities of the Company, required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, national securities exchanges and the Company
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
and regulations thereunder, granting to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to perform all acts necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact,  for the completion of such purposes (including seeking
or obtaining, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's securities from
any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and
trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any
such information to such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such
release of information).

The undersigned agrees that each attorney-in-fact herein may rely entirely
on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such
attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and each attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information
provided by the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact for purposes of executing,
delivering or filing Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including amendments thereto).  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.

The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner by
reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the
undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.

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 of the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney supersedes any prior
Power of Attorney that may have been granted to any attorney-in-fact named
above.  This Power of Attorney may be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other entities as a confirming statement of the authority
granted herein.

WITNESS THE EXECUTION HEREOF this 28 day of August, 2006.
Michael L. Cooper
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Michael L. Cooper
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