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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