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 officer of ScanSource, Inc. (the "Company") hereby authorizes and
designates John J. Ellsworth, J. Creighton Lynes, Justin M. Grow, and Robert B. Murphy,
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 1st day of May, 2011.



						/s/  John J. Ellsworth
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						     John J. Ellsworth