Exhibit 99.1

Park Electrochemical Corp.
                                               NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Linda Lagnese                48 South Service Road
                                         Melville, NY 11747
                                             (631) 465-3600




            PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES
       APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW FARABAUGH AS CONTROLLER


Melville,  New  York,  October 9, 2007.Park  Electrochemical
Corp.   (NYSE-PKE)  announced  the  appointment  of  Matthew
Farabaugh as Vice President and Controller.

Mr. Farabaugh was Corporate Controller of American Technical
Ceramics, a publicly traded international company located in
Huntington  Station, New York, from 2004 to  September  2007
and  Assistant Controller from 2000 to 2004.  Prior thereto,
Mr.    Farabaugh   was   Assistant   Controller   of    Park
Electrochemical Corp. from 1989 to 2000.  Prior  to  joining
Park  in  1989,  Mr. Farabaugh had been a senior  accountant
with  KPMG.   Mr. Farabaugh received a Bachelor  of  Science
degree in Business Administration from Valparaiso University
in   Indiana.   In  his  position  as  Vice  President   and
Controller,  Mr. Farabaugh replaces James L.  Zerby  as  the
Company's  principal accounting officer.  Mr. Zerby  retired
from the Company effective October 5, 2007.

Brian  Shore, Park's President and CEO, said,  "It  is  very
nice to have Matt back at Park.  Good luck, Matt!"

Park  Electrochemical Corp. is a global  advanced  materials
company  which  develops  and  manufactures  high-technology
digital  and  RF/microwave printed  circuit  materials  (the
Nelcor  product line) and advanced composite materials  (the
NelcoteT     product    line)    principally     for     the
telecommunications  and  internet  infrastructure,  high-end
computing  and  aerospace  markets.   Park  focuses  on  the
general  aviation segment of the aerospace  market.   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.   In
addition,  as  recently  announced,  the  Company  plans  to
construct a new facility in Newton, Kansas.

Additional  corporate  information  is  available   on   the
Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com.


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