Exhibit 99.1


                  Certification of Chief Executive Officer

     I, Walter H. Wulf, Jr., President and Chairman of the Board of The
Monarch Cement Company (the "Company"), do hereby certify in accordance with
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

     (a)  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
          ended March 31, 2003, which this certification accompanies,
          fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (b)  The information contained in the Company's Quarterly Report
          on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, which this
          certification accompanies, fairly presents, in all material
          respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
          the Company.



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to The Monarch Cement Company and will be retained by The Monarch
Cement Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.

Dated:  May 14, 2003.


                                           /s/ Walter H. Wulf, Jr.
                                          Walter H. Wulf, Jr.
                                          President and
                                          Chairman of the Board