EXHIBIT 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of D.  Roger  Glenn  and  Heather  L.  Duval,  or  either  of  them  acting
individually, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

         (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
         respect to the securities of Wellman, Inc. in accordance with Section
         16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

         (2) to 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 ID application or Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
         any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the
         United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
         or similar authority; and

         (3) 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-fact's 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-fact's  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  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's 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
undersigned's  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 18th day of May, 2006.



                                                     /s/ Daniel K. Frierson
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                                                     Daniel K. Frierson