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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 Statements on Form S-8 pertaining to the RPM
International Inc. 1996 Key Employees 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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