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Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re: Charles & Colvard, Ltd.


Ladies and Gentlemen:


Pursuant to General Instruction 7 to each of Form 3 (Initial Statement
of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities) and Form 5 (Annual Statement of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities) promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the
undersigned director of Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the "Company") hereby
authorizes and designates Robert S. Thomas, Cyrus M. Johnson, and James R.
Braun, 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 Exchange Act 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 Exchange Act.


Effective as of the 28th day of May, 2008.


                                                /s/ Ollin B. Sykes
                                                Name: Ollin B. Sykes