LAKE SUCCESS, New York, September 8, 2000…Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the appointment of Edward J. Reardon as Vice President - Research and Development. Dr. Reardon will be responsible for the company's global research and development activities and will have central leadership responsibilities relating to the company's technology roadmap. Mr. Reardon will report to Tom Spooner, the company's Senior Vice President - Technology.

Mr. Reardon has held a number of senior research and development and technology positions in the electronics interconnect industry. In recent years, Mr. Reardon served as Vice President, Technical Operations, of Morton Electronic Materials Group and Senior Technical Fellow and Director, Advanced Materials, of Shipley Ronal division of Rohm and Haas, Inc. Mr. Reardon received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Brown University in 1965 and a Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from Seton Hall University in 1969. Mr. Reardon was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Indiana University from 1969 to 1970. Mr. Reardon was a Postdoctoral Associate at University of North Carolina from 1969 to 1972 and a Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Bucknell University from 1972 to 1973.

Brian Shore, Park's President and CEO, said, "We are very fortunate that Ed has joined our company as Vice President of Research and Development. We believe Ed will play a very vital role in enhancing our company's technological leadership in the global interconnect materials industry. We are all looking forward to working with Ed and we are delighted that Ed has elected to join our company."

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading designer and producer of advanced electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards and interconnection systems. Park's electronic materials business operates under the "Nelco" name. Park also manufactures specialty adhesive tapes and advanced composite materials for the electronics, aerospace and industrial markets.

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