Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Named to Fortune Small Business Magazine's Annual...

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Named to Fortune Small Business Magazine's
Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies

STATESVILLE, N.C., JULY 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kewaunee Scientific
Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU) announced today that it has been named to Fortune
Small Business magazine's ninth "FSB 100" list of America's fastest-growing
small public companies. Kewaunee Scientific ranked 96th on the list and was
the only North Carolina company selected.

According to Fortune Small Business, "the FSB 100 constitutes an elite group
of small public companies: the best of the best." The candidates, all with
annual revenues of less than $200 million and a stock price greater than $1,
were judged according to their stock performance and revenue growth over the
past three years, with a new requirement in 2009 of no negative growth in any
of the most recent four quarters. The complete FSB 100 list appears in the
July/August issue of Fortune Small Business, available online today at
http://money.cnn.com/fsb100 .

Kewaunee Scientific recently reported record sales and earnings for its fiscal
year ended April 30, 2009. Net earnings for the year increased 36% over the
prior year to $4,247,000, or $1.66 per diluted share, and sales increased 16%
to $103,978,000.

For over 103 years, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation has been a recognized
leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory and
technical furniture products. Kewaunee's corporate headquarters are located in
Statesville, North Carolina. The Company's manufacturing facilities are
located in Statesville and Bangalore, India. The Company has subsidiaries in
Singapore and Bangalore that serve the Asian and Middle East markets.

Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking" statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that could significantly impact results or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors
include, but are not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental, and
technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products,
services, and prices.
Contact: D. Michael Parker
704/871-3290

SOURCE Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

D. Michael Parker of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, +1-704-871-3290