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
J. Creighton Lynes, John S. Harvey, Stefania R. Bondurant, 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 7th day of December, 2012.



						/s/  John J. Ellsworth
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						     John J. Ellsworth