EX-24.A 8 dex24a.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY Power of Attorney

Exhibit 24(a)

 

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, IV, Henry G. Williamson, Jr. and Scott E. Reed, 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 Republic Bancshares, Inc., a corporation chartered under the laws of the State of Florida, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to the Registration Statement (and to file any subsequent registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which relates 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 December 16 , 2003.

 

/s/    John A. Allison IV

      

/s/    Scott E. Reed

Name:

Title:

  

John A. Allison, IV

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

      

Name:

Title:

  

Scott E. Reed

Senior Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

/s/    Henry G. Williamson, Jr.

      

/s/    Jennifer S. Banner

Name:

Title:

  

Henry G. Williamson, Jr.

Chief Operating Officer

      

Name:

Title:

  

Jennifer S. Banner

Director

/s/    Nelle Ratrie Chilton

      

/s/    Alfred E. Cleveland

Name:

Title:

  

Nell Ratrie Chilton

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Alfred E. Cleveland

Director

/s/    Ronald E. Deal

      

/s/    Tom D. Efird

Name:

Title:

  

Ronald E. Deal

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Tom D. Efird

Director

/s/    Barry J. Fitzpatrick

      

/s/    Paul S. Goldsmith

Name:

Title:

  

Barry J. Fitzpatrick

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Paul S. Goldsmith

Director

/s/    L. Vincent Hackley

      

/s/    Jane P. Helm

Name:

Title:

  

Dr. L. Vincent Hackley

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Jane P. Helm

Director

/s/    Richard Janeway

      

/s/    J. Ernest Lathem, M.D.

Name:

Title:

  

Dr. Richard Janeway

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

J. Ernest Lathem, M.D.

Director

/s/    James H. Maynard

      

/s/    Albert O. McCauley

Name:

Title:

  

James H. Maynard

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Albert O. McCauley

Director

/s/    J. Holmes Morrison

      

/s/    Richard L. Player, Jr.

Name:

Title:

  

J. Holmes Morrison

Director

      

Name:

Title:

  

Richard L. Player, Jr.

Director

/s/    Nido R. Qubein

      

/s/    E. Rhone Sasser

Name: Title:  

Nido R. Qubein

Director

       Name: Title:  

E. Rhone Sasser

Director

/s/    Jack E. Shaw

      

/s/    Albert F. Zettlemoyer

Name: Title:  

Jack E. Shaw

Director

       Name: Title:  

Albert F. Zettlemoyer

Director