Exhibit  1

                              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                               AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                    SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Rogers Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Walter E. Boomer, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

       (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a)
           or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

       (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
           material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
           of the Company.


/s/ Walter E. Boomer


Walter E. Boomer
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002