EXHIBIT  23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of Standex International Corporation on
Form S-8 of our report dated August 15, 2002, expressing an
unqualified opinion and including an explanatory paragraph
concerning the change in the method of accounting for goodwill,
appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Standex International Corporation for the year
ended June 30, 2002.



/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

December 20, 2002