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 (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph relating to the change in the method of accounting for
goodwill and intangible assets) 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

April 9, 2003