Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      ScanSource, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to General Instruction 7 to Form 3 (Initial Statement of
Beneficial Ownership), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) and
Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned director of ScanSource, Inc. (the
"Company") hereby authorizes and designates John J. Ellsworth, Bruce Murphy,
Creighton J Lynes and Justin Grow, and each of them, to execute and file with
the Commission on the undersigned's behalf any and all statements on Form 3,
Form 4 or Form 5 relating to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of
securities of the Company as required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
This authorization and designation shall be effective for so long as the
undersigned remains subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

         Effective as of the 16th day of March, 2011.


                                        /s/ Steven H. Owings
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                                        Steven H. Owings