EX-24 6 0006.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned, being a director and/or officer of BB&T Corporation (the "Company"), hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints John A. Allison, Scott E. Reed and Jerone C. Herring, or any one of them severally, to be his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and to sign in his or her name and on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated below, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") relating to the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock, $5.00 par value per share, in connection with the acquisition by the Company of BankFirst Corporation, a Tennessee corporation, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement, making such changes in the Registration Statement as such attorney-in-fact deems appropriate, and generally to do all such things on his or her behalf in any and all capacities stated below to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission. This Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 22, 2000. /s/ John A. Allison, IV /s/ Scott E. Reed -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: John A. Allison, IV Name: Scott E. Reed Title: Chairman of the Board and Title: Senior Executive Vice President Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal executive officer) (principal financial officer) /s/ Sherry A. Kellett /s/ Paul B. Barringer -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Sherry A. Kellett Name: Paul B. Barringer Title: Executive Vice President Title: Director and Controller (principal accounting officer) /s/ Nelle Ratrie Chilton /s/ Alfred E. Cleveland -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Nelle Ratrie Chilton Name: Alfred E. Cleveland Title: Director Title: Director /s/ W. R. Cuthbertson, Jr. /s/ Ronald E. Deal -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: W. R. Cuthbertson, Jr. Name: Ronald E. Deal Title: Director Title: Director /s/ A. J. Dooley, Sr. -------------------------------------- _______________________________________ Name: A. J. Dooley, Sr. Name: Tom D. Efird Title: Director Title: Director /s/ Paul S. Goldsmith /s/ L. Vincent Hackley ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Paul S. Goldsmith Name: L. Vincent Hackley Title: Director Title: Director /s/ Jane P. Helm /s/ Richard Janeway, M.D. ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Jane P. Helm Name: Richard Janeway, M.D. Title: Director Title: Director /s/ J. Ernest Lathem, M.D. /s/ James H. Maynard ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: J. Ernest Lathem, M.D. Name James H. Maynard Title: Director Title: Director /s/ Joseph A. McAleer, Jr. /s/ Albert O. McCauley ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Joseph A. McAleer, Jr. Name: Albert O. McCauley Title: Director Title: Director /s/ J. Holmes Morrison /s/ Richard L. Player, Jr. ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: J. Holmes Morrison Name: Richard L. Player, Jr. Title: Director Title: Director /s/ C. Edward Pleasants /s/ Nido R. Qubein ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: C. Edward Pleasants Name: Nido R. Qubein Title: Director Title: Director /s/ E. Rhone Sasser /s/ Jack E. Shaw ------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: E. Rhone Sasser Name: Jack E. Shaw Title: Director Title: Director /s/ Harold B. Wells ------------------------------------- Name: Harold B. Wells Title: Director