Form: S-8

Securities to be offered to employees in employee benefit plans

December 15, 2009

Exhibit 24
 
 
Power of Attorney
 
Each of the persons whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints W.J. Galvin, F.L. Steeves, T.G. Westman, V. A. Lazzaretti and J.G. Shively and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a registration statement on Form S-8 for the registration of shares of Emerson’s Common Stock (including Preferred Stock Purchase Rights) and any and all supplements and amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental or regulatory authority), and hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, 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.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
         
/s/ D. N. Farr
 
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
 
November 3, 2009
D. N. Farr
       
         
         
/s/ W. J. Galvin
 
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Director
 
November 3, 2009
W. J. Galvin
       
         
         
/s/ F. J. Dellaquila
 
Senior Vice President – Finance
and Controller
 
November 3, 2009
F. J. Dellaquila
       
         
         
/s/ R. J. Schlueter
 
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 
November 3, 2009
R. J. Schlueter
       
         
         
/s/ C. A. H. Boersig
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
C. A. H. Boersig
       
         
         
/s/ A. A. Busch, III
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
A. A. Busch, III
       
         
         
/s/ C. Fernandez G.
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
C. Fernandez G.
       
         
         
/s/ A. F. Golden
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
A. F. Golden
       
         
         
/s/ H. Green
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
H. Green
       
         
         
/s/ R. B. Horton
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
R. B. Horton
       
 

 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
         
/s/ W. R. Johnson
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
W. R. Johnson
       
         
         
/s/ V. R. Loucks, Jr.
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
V. R. Loucks, Jr.
       
         
         
/s/ J. B. Menzer
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
J. B. Menzer
       
         
         
/s/ C. A. Peters
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
C. A. Peters
       
         
         
/s/ J. W. Prueher
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
J. W. Prueher
       
         
         
/s/ R. L. Ridgway
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
R. L. Ridgway
       
         
         
/s/ R. L. Stephenson
 
Director
 
November 3, 2009
R. L. Stephenson