EXHIBIT 99.1

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       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 accompanying Form 10-Q of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
(the "Company") for the period ending October 31, 2002, I, William A. Shumaker,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1)  such Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended October 31, 2002,
          fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Securities Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the information contained in such Form 10-Q of the Company for the
          period ended October 31, 2002, fairly presents, in all material
          respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
          Company.

Date:  December 13, 2002


                                                /s/ William A. Shumaker
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                                                William A. Shumaker
                                                President
                                                and Chief Executive Officer