EX-99.O 11 stieqexo.txt STI CLASSIC EXHIBIT O 485A PROS 12_03 STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ Clarence H. Ridley Date: 11/17/03 -------------------------- ------------------- Clarence H. Ridley Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ Richard W. Courts, II Date: 11/18/03 --------------------------- ------------------- Richard W. Courts, II Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ Thomas Gallagher Date: 11/19/03 -------------------------- ------------------- Thomas Gallagher Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ F. Wendell Gooch Date: 11/19/03 -------------------------- ------------------- F. Wendell Gooch Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ James O. Robbins Date: 11/19/03 -------------------------- ------------------- James O. Robbins Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned trustee of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett and James Volk, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ Jonathan T. Walton Date: 12/01/03 -------------------------- ------------------- Jonathan T. Walton Trustee STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer of STI Classic Funds and STI Classic Variable Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), business trusts organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby constitutes and appoints Cori Daggett, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for him and in his name, place and stead, and in the capacity indicated below, to sign any and all Registration Statements and all amendments thereto relating to the offering of each Trust's shares under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and/or the Securities Act of 1933, each such Act as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the date set forth below. /s/ James Volk Date: 11/20/03 -------------------------- ------------------- James Volk President