POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know by all these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints John R. Zerkle, Carol A. Roell,
and Patricia C. Lecher, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Hillenbrand, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder:

(2)	do 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 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 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 this 9th day of
February, 2010.

								Neil S. Novich
								Signature

								Neil S. Novich
								Printed Name