PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGER, OEM MARKETING

Melville, New York, October 13, 2005… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced that Leena Gulia has been promoted to the position of Manager, OEM Marketing for the Company. In this position Leena will be responsible for an expanded role in the global OEM marketing efforts for Park. Ms. Gulia will continue to report to Al Mastrangelo, the Company’s Vice President of Marketing.

Ms. Gulia joined Park in 1999 as a research and development chemist at Neltec, Inc., Park’s high-technology circuitry material business unit located in Tempe Arizona. In May 2004, Leena was promoted to the position of Senior OEM Marketing Engineer from OEM Marketing Engineer, a position she had held since 2001. Before joining Park, Leena was a research and development chemist at Olin Microelectronics in Mesa, Arizona. Leena received a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials and advanced composite materials for the electronics, military, aerospace, wireless communication, specialty and industrial markets. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China (currently under construction), France (two facilities), Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. The Company operates under the FiberCote™, Nelco® and Neltec® names.