PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL MARKETING DIRECTOR

Melville, New York, October 17, 2006…..Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the appointment of Steven L. Peake as its Technical Marketing Director. In this position, Mr. Peake will be responsible for gathering market intelligence and establishing strategy related to Park’s Nelcote™ and Nelco® product lines and will report to Tony DiGaudio, Park’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Peake had been President of the Company’s Nelcote, Inc. subsidiary located in Waterbury, Connecticut from August 2005 to September 2006, and he had served as Nelcote’s Director of Technology and Quality for the four years prior to August 2005. Mr. Peake has over twenty-four years of experience in the advanced composite materials industry, including senior technical and management positions at Cytec Industries and American Cyanamid. Mr. Peake received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from University of Texas and a Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry from University of Wisconsin.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials (the Nelco® product line) and advanced composite materials (the Nelcote™ product line) principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure, high-end computing and aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California.