EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the RPM International Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, as amended, of our report dated July 3, 2002 with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of RPM, Inc. included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2002 and of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                              /s/ Ciulla, Smith & Dale, LLP

                                              CIULLA, SMITH & DALE, LLP



Cleveland, Ohio
November 27, 2002