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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the RPM
International Inc. 1989 Stock Option 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

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