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10-K - FORM 10-K - STEPAN COd10k.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - STEPAN COdex32.htm
EX-23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - STEPAN COdex23.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT AT DECEMBER 31, 2010 - STEPAN COdex21.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - STEPAN COdex312.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - STEPAN COdex311.htm
EX-10.M.2 - COPY OF THIRD AMENDMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2010 - STEPAN COdex10m2.htm

Exhibit (24)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby appoints F. Quinn Stepan, Jr., James E. Hurlbutt and H. Edward Wynn and each of them individually, the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, with substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name, place and stead in his capacity as an officer or director or both of Stepan Company, a Delaware corporation, the Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the year ended December 31, 2010, and any amendments or supplements thereto, and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith, and to file or cause to be filed such Annual Report and related documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys shall have full power and authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully as all intents and purposes of the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorneys and each of them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on this 8th day of February, 2011.

 

  /s/ F. Quinn Stepan

  F. Quinn Stepan

  /s/ F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.

  F. Quinn Stepan, Jr.

  /s/ James E. Hurlbutt

  James E. Hurlbutt

  /s/ Michael R. Boyce

  Michael R. Boyce

  /s/ Thomas F. Grojean

  Thomas F. Grojean

  /s/ Gary E. Hendrickson

  Gary E. Hendrickson

  /s/ Gregory E. Lawton

  Gregory E. Lawton

  /s/ Edward J. Wehmer

  Edward J. Wehmer

 

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