8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2002

                           Commission File No. 1-11781

                           DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Ohio                               31-0676346
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      (State or other jurisdiction          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
                  of Incorporation)

            7777 Washington Village Dr., Suite 130 Dayton, Ohio 45459
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (937) 428-6360






ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

On June 21, 2002, Dayton Superior Corporation (the "Company") announced that
Stephen Morrey has been named chief executive officer of the Company, effective
July 15, 2002.

The following press release been filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference:

Press Release of the Company dated June 21, 2002.








Item 7:  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits

      The following exhibits are filed herewith:

            99.1  Press Release, dated June 21, 2002.








                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION



                                       By: /s/John A. Ciccarelli
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                                           Name: John A. Ciccarelli
                                           Title: Chairman, President and Chief
                                           Executive Officer

Date: June 24, 2002

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                             [DAYTON SUPERIOR LOGO]

                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ALAN F. MCILROY                           DAYTON SUPERIOR CORPORATION
VICE PRESIDENT & CFO                      7777 WASHINGTON VILLAGE DR., SUITE 130
PHONE: 937 428-7172                       DAYTON, OH  45459
FAX:   937 428-9115

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                          DAYTON SUPERIOR ANNOUNCES NEW
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

         DAYTON, OHIO, JUNE 21, 2002 - Dayton Superior today announced that
effective July 15, 2002, Stephen R. Morrey will become the Chief Executive
Officer of Dayton Superior Corporation. Mr. Morrey also will become a director
of Dayton Superior at the time he joins the company. He most recently served as
President, Alcoa Automotive Castings and also spent eighteen years with TRW in a
variety of leadership and operational positions. At TRW, he most recently was
the Vice President of Operations, Occupant Safety Systems, with responsibility
for 32 plants and facilities in 16 countries employing over 22,000 people with
annual sales of $2.5 billion. He earned both his Bachelors of Science in
Manufacturing Engineering Technology and his Masters in Business Administration
from Brigham Young University.

         J. A. "Chic" Ciccarelli, Chairman, said, "The Company is very fortunate
to have Stephen Morrey join us. He has an outstanding background in operations
and his energy, personality and leadership skills will make him an extremely
valuable member of the Dayton Superior team. I am absolutely confident he will
lead the Company in a dynamic and highly effective manner."

         Mr. Ciccarelli will continue to provide leadership and guidance to the
company. Under his guidance over the last thirteen years, revenue has grown from
approximately $80 million in 1989 to $394 million in 2001.

         Dayton Superior Corporation, with annual revenues of $394 million, is
the largest North American manufacturer and distributor of metal accessories and
forms used in concrete construction and metal accessories used in masonry
construction and has an expanding construction chemicals business. The Company's
products, which are marketed under the Dayton Superior(R), Dayton/Richmond(R),
Symons(R), American Highway Technology(R) and Dur-O-Wal(R) names, among others,
are used primarily in two segments of the construction industry: non-residential
buildings and infrastructure construction projects.

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