Lake Success, NY, November 20, 2000… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced that Michael Monnin has joined the company as Director of Technical Services in Korea effective October 1, 2000. He reports to Michael Hehl, Vice President of Park / Nelco's Asian Business Unit. Mr. Monnin's primary responsibilities involve supporting ICT, the local representative, and further expanding Nelco's presence in South Korea. He will be developing an in-country infrastructure to provide customers with real time support in this dynamic Asian market.

Mr. Monnin has over twenty-eight years of in-depth experience in manufacturing, engineering, technical service, sales and marketing for the chemical and electronic industries. Most recently, he worked for Dexter Electronic Materials in sales and technical service for the Pacific Northwest Region. Prior to that, he was the Photec Assistant Manager for Hitachi Chemical America responsible for product development and technical service management of photo resists. Mr. Monnin received a degree in Physical Science from California State University - Fullerton.

Michael Hehl, Vice President of Park / Nelco's Asian Business Unit said: "We are extremely pleased that Michael Monnin has joined our Asian Business Unit. His extensive technical and commercial experience in the printed circuit industry will enhance our ability to support the rapid growth of our Korean business."

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. Additional corporate information is available on the World Wide Web at www.parkelectro.com.

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