EX-24 4 c75386a1exv24.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Stephen R. Demeritt ----------------------- Stephen R. Demeritt Dated: July 26, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Livio DeSimone ------------------ Livio DeSimone Dated: July 29, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ William T. Esrey -------------------- William T. Esrey Dated: July 29, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Raymond V. Gilmartin ------------------------ Raymond V. Gilmartin Dated: August 1, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Judith Richards Hope ------------------------ Judith Richards Hope Dated: July 29, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Robert L. Johnson --------------------- Robert L. Johnson Dated: August 5, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Heidi G. Miller ------------------- Heidi G. Miller Dated: August 1, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ A. Michael Spence --------------------- Dr. A. Michael Spence Dated: August 2, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Dorothy A. Terrell ---------------------- Dorothy A. Terrell Dated: July 26, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Raymond G. Viault --------------------- Raymond G. Viault Dated: July 26, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ John M. Keenan ------------------ John M. Keenan Dated: August 7, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint S. S. Marshall and K. L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: - sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2002, and all amendments to it; and - file this form and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and - perform the acts that need to to be done concerning these filings; and - name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Paul S. Walsh ------------------ Paul S. Walsh Dated: July 29, 2002