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 January 31, 2003, 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 January 31, 2003,
         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 January 31, 2003, fairly presents, in all material
         respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
         Company.

Date:  March 14, 2003

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