Press Release

MINNEAPOLIS, Jul 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) announced that Joseph T. Deckman, Apogee executive vice president, has been named president of its Harmon AutoGlass business, effective today, July 15. He replaces Robert E. Munzenrider who has resigned to pursue other interests.

Deckman joined Apogee in 1995 as president of the Apogee Wausau group, which included Wausau Window and Wall Systems and Linetec. In 1997, he was named head of the building products and services segment, and in 1999 he became executive vice president, a title he will continue to hold. He has had responsibility for Harmon AutoGlass since becoming executive vice president and temporarily served as its president in 1999 and 2000. Prior to joining Apogee, Deckman was vice president and general manager of several business units of Master Builders, Inc.

Russell Huffer, Apogee chairman, president and chief executive officer, thanked Munzenrider for his years of service to the company and wished him success in his future endeavors. Munzenrider joined Apogee in 1999 as vice president, finance for the Glass Services segment and was named Harmon AutoGlass president in September 2000.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a world leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products, services and systems. The company is organized in three segments:

    --  Architectural products and services companies design,
        engineer, fabricate, install and renovate the walls of glass
        and windows comprising the outside skin of commercial and
        institutional buildings. Businesses in this segment are:
        Viracon, the leading fabricator of coated, high-performance
        architectural glass for global markets; Harmon, Inc., the
        largest U.S. full-service building glass installation,
        maintenance and renovation company; Wausau Window and Wall
        Systems, a manufacturer of custom aluminum window systems and
        curtainwall; and Linetec, an architectural paint and anodizing
        finisher.
    --  Automotive replacement glass and services companies fabricate,
        repair and replace automobile windshields and windows.
        Businesses in this segment are: Harmon AutoGlass, a U.S. chain
        of retail auto glass replacement and repair shops; and
        Viracon/Curvlite, a U.S. fabricator of aftermarket foreign and
        domestic car windshields.
    --  Large-scale optical technologies companies develop and produce
        high technology glass that enhances the visual performance of
        products for the display, imaging and picture framing
        industries. Businesses in this segment are: Tru Vue, a North
        American value-added glass and matboard manufacturer for the
        custom framing and pre-framed art markets; and Viratec, a
        producer of optical thin film coatings for the global display
        and imaging markets.

CONTACT:          Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Minneapolis
                  Mary Ann Jackson, 952/830-0674
                  mjackson@apog.com

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