POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Matthew Broad,
Susan Wagner-Fleming or Hans Weinburger, or any of them
signing singly,and with full power of substitution,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name
and on the undersigned's behalf, and submit to the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any
other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of OfficeMax Incorporated (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys
in fact, in serving in such capacityat the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming
, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigneds holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 25th day
of July 2012.


/s/ Sharon McCollam