8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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):   April 6, 2006

SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	0-23996	93-1151989
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2765 N.W. Nicolai Street
Portland, Oregon		97210
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (503) 227-7908

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

In a press release dated April 6, 2006, Schmitt Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of David M. Hudson to the Company’s effective April 3, 2006 and Michael J. Ellsworth to the Company’s Board of Directors effective April 4, 2006. Mr. Hudson will serve on the Company’s audit and nominating committees and Mr. Ellsworth will serve on the Company’s compensation committee.

That press release also announced the resignation of Trevor Nelson, Director, as of April 3, 2006.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. On April 6, 2006, Schmitt Industries, Inc. issued a press release entitled “Schmitt Strengthens Board with Two New Directors.”  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release entitled “Schmitt Strengthens Board with Two New Directors,” dated April 6, 2006.

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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.

	SCHMITT INDUSTRIES, INC.
April 6, 2006	By:	/s/ Wayne A. Case
		Name: Wayne A. Case
		Title: President and CEO

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

Schmitt Strengthens Board with Two New Directors

April 6, 2006 NASDAQ:     SMIT

Portland, Oregon – Schmitt Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael J. Ellsworth and David M. Hudson to the Board of Directors effective immediately.

Mr. Ellsworth has a variety of business experiences in the semiconductor industry that will assist Schmitt in the future, and he currently is self employed as a consultant to the semiconductor industry through his firm Kinetic Technologies Inc. Mr. Ellsworth holds a BS in Engineering Science, Cum Laude, University of Portland, 1965;  an MS in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1969 and MBA from University of Portland, 1979. He also attended the Stanford Executive Institute, 1983 and the Mahler Institute, 1987.

Mr. Ellsworth served asChief Operating Officer and Advisor to the Board for ADE Corporation, (ADEX), Westwood, Massachusetts from 1993-1997. ADE is a $100 million annual sales semiconductor metrology and instrumentation company. After retirement from active management in 1997 he continued to serve as a Vice President and an advisor to the Board until 2001.

Mr. Ellsworth served as President, CEO and Director of Electro Scientific Industries, (ESIO), from 1987-1992. Electro Scientific Industries is a $200 million annual sales microelectronics and semiconductor capital equipment corporation with market leadership in providing laser based equipment to control the manufacturing process and end product quality.

Mr. Hudson previously served on the Board of Directors of Schmitt from 1996 to 2003, at which time he moved to New York where he started Gemini Value Partners LLC, a private investment fund. Mr. Hudson was the founder and President of Hudson Capital Management, formed from a group of seven mutual funds, and through merger became the Crabbe Hudson Group of Funds, in 1992. He was also the co-founder of Coldstream Capital Management, Inc.  His founder’s interest was sold to publicly traded Boston Private Financial Holdings (BPFH) in 2003.

Mr. Hudson holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of Oregon where he also pursued postgraduate studies in Economics.

Mr. Hudson replaces Mr. Trevor Nelson who has resigned from the Board to develop other personal business ventures. We thank Mr. Nelson for his excellent service to the shareholders over the past ten years.

Wayne Case, Schmitt President said: “We are pleased to be adding two well qualified persons to the Board of Directors of Schmitt Industries. We believe these changes will strengthen the resources available to the Board and assist us in increasing overall shareholder value. Mr. Hudson is experienced in financial matters and brings a wealth of experience to the Board in funding, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Ellsworth is well known in the semiconductor markets and can greatly assist the company in those growing markets. We believe both new Directors will bring strong contributions to the future plans of Schmitt.”

CORPORATE OFFICE: 2765 NW NICOLAI ST. • PORTLAND, OREGON 97210 • 503/227-7908 • FAX 503/223-1258