EXHIBIT 99.1





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



         This certification is intended to accompany the Annual Report of Selas
Corporation of America (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended
December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), and is given solely for the purpose of satisfying
the requirements of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The undersigned, in my capacity as set forth
below, hereby certifies that:



     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.




/s/ Mark S. Gorder                            Date:    March 20, 2003
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Chief Executive Officer