Exhibit 99.1


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CONTACTS:  Richard M. Ubinger                               June Filingeri
           Vice President of Finance,                       President
           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer            Comm-Partners LLC
           (412) 257-7606                                   (203) 972-0186

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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         UNIVERSAL STAINLESS NAMES DENNIS M. OATES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS


     BRIDGEVILLE,  PA, October 19, 2007 - Universal  Stainless & Alloy Products,
Inc.  (Nasdaq:  USAP)  announced  today  that  Dennis M.  Oates has  joined  the
Company's Board of Directors.  Mr. Oates fills the  independent  Board seat left
vacant by the  retirement  of George  Keane in May. Mr. Oates also will serve on
each of the established committees of the four-member Board.

     Mr. Oates, 55, brings  extensive steel industry  experience to his position
as Director of the Company.  He most recently served as Senior Vice President of
the  Specialty  Alloys  Operations of Carpenter  Technology,  which he joined in
2003. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Oates was President and Chief Executive  Officer of
TW Metals,  a private metals  distribution and processing  company.  He held the
post of President and Chief Operating Officer for Connell Limited Partnership, a
privately held company that operated six metals businesses.  Mr. Oates began his
career in the steel industry at Lukens Steel Company, a producer of steel plates
and a  subsidiary  of  Lukens  Inc.,  where  he  held  positions  of  increasing
responsibility,  ultimately  becoming  President and Chief Operating  Officer of
Lukens Steel. Mr. Oates is past Chairman of the North American  Specialty Metals
Council and previously  served on the Metals Service Center  Institute  Board of
Directors.  He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Temple University.

     Chairman and CEO Mac McAninch,  commented:  "We are very pleased to have an
individual of the caliber of Dennis Oates join our Board. We see exciting growth
opportunities for our Company and will benefit greatly from Dennis's substantial
experience and broad industry view."

About Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.
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     Universal Stainless & Alloy Products,  Inc.,  headquartered in Bridgeville,
Pa.,  manufactures  and  markets  a broad  line of  semi-finished  and  finished
specialty  steels,  including  stainless  steel,  tool steel and  certain  other
alloyed steels. The Company's products are sold to rerollers,  forgers,  service
centers,  original equipment manufacturers and wire redrawers.  More information
is available at www.univstainless.com.




Forward-Looking Information Safe Harbor
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Except for  historical  information  contained  herein,  the  statements in this
release  are  forward-looking  statements  that are made  pursuant  to the "safe
harbor"  provision  of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking  statements  involve known and unknown  risks and  uncertainties
that may  cause  the  Company's  actual  results  in  future  periods  to differ
materially from forecasted  results.  Those risks include,  among others,  risks
associated with the receipt, pricing and timing of future customer orders, risks
associated  with  significant  fluctuations  that may occur in raw  material and
energy  prices,  risks  associated  with the  manufacturing  process,  labor and
production  yields,  risks related to property,  plant and equipment,  and risks
related to the ultimate outcome of the Company's  current and future  litigation
and regulatory matters.  Certain of these risks and other risks are described in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the
last 12 months,  copies of which are  available  from the SEC or may be obtained
upon request from the Company.


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