PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF DAVID R. DAHLQUIST AS PRODUCT DIRECTOR

Melville, New York, June 29, 2006….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced the appointment of David R. Dahlquist as Product Director of the Company. Mr. Dahlquist will be working with Jon Spiegel, who is a Product Director of the Company as well. Park’s Product Directors are responsible for coordinating the introduction, commercialization and roll out of all of Park’s new Advanced Materials products, including Nelco® printed circuit materials products and Nelcote™ advanced composite materials products. Mr. Dahlquist will report to Tony DiGaudio, Park’s Vice President of Marketing and Sales.

Mr. Dahlquist joins Park with many years experience in various aspects of product development and management. Most recently, he was with Photocircuits Corporation in the position of Director of Technology – Corporate and Director of Quality and Engineering – PC-Asia. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Brian Shore, Park’s President and CEO, said, “We are glad to have Dave on board as a new Park Product Director. Good luck, Dave!”

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.