EX-24 7 x24_2.txt EXHIBIT 24.2 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John W. Huey as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and in his or her place and stead in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the Common Stock of the Company offered under the Butler Manufacturing Company Stock Incentive Plan of 2002 and 2002 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors and any and all amendments (including post effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises to perfect and complete such filing(s), as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Name Title Date /s/ John J. Holland Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer April 8, 2002 ----------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) John J. Holland /s/ Ronald E. Rutledge Director and President April 8, 2002 ----------------------------- Ronald E. Rutledge /s/ Larry C. Miller Vice President-Finance (Principal Financial Officer) April 8, 2002 ----------------------------- Larry C. Miller /s/ John T. Cole Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) April 8, 2002 ----------------------------- John T. Cole /s/ K. Dane Brooksher Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- K. Dane Brooksher /s/ Gary M. Christensen Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- Gary M. Christensen /s/ Susan F. Davis Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- Susan F. Davis /s/ C.L. William Haw Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- C.L. William Haw /s/ Robert J. Reintjes, Sr. Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- Robert J. Reintjes, Sr. /s/ Gary L. Tapella Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- Gary L. Tapella /s/ William D. Zollars Director April 16, 2002 ----------------------------- William D. Zollars