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: April 8, 2002
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

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                             DAW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               UTAH                     0-21818                87-0464280
(State or other jurisdiction     Commission File Number      (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)

         2700 SOUTH 900 WEST
         SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH                                     84119
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (801) 977-3100


                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

On April 8, 2002, the Company named Donald K. McCauley as its Chief Financial
Officer. BJ Mendenhall, who joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer in
August 2000 will continue with the Company as Vice President of Finance and will
focus primarily on the implementation and integration of a comprehensive
accounting system in the Company's non-U.S. offices. From December 1998 to June
2001, Mr. McCauley was Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Accom, Inc., which acquired Scitex Digital Video, Inc., a company at
which Mr. McCauley held the same title from October 1995 to December 1998. Mr.
McCauley was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of ImMIX,
Inc. from October 1994 until its acquisition by Scitex Digital, Inc. in
September 1995. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Finance and
Administration at ImMIX from December 1990 until September 1994. From May 1986
to December 1990 Mr. McCauley was Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the
Grass Valley Group, a subsidiary of Tektronix, and at the same time served as a
group controller for Tektronix. Mr. McCauley has also held senior financial
executive positions at Robert Bosch Corp. and Bell & Howell. He earned a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah and an
MBA from Northwestern University.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release issued by the Company on
April 15, 2002 reporting the hiring of Mr. McCauley.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION
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  99.1    Press Release issued by Daw Technologies, Inc. on April 15, 2002



                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

Date: April 15, 2002                    DAW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Randy K. Johnson
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                                        Name:  Randy K. Johnson
                                        Title: Vice President, Secretary and
                                               General Counsel


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT NUMBER      DESCRIPTION
                 
    99.1            Press Release