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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 3rd day of May, 2011.
/s/ R. Scott Benbenek
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R. Scott Benbenek