Idaho Governor Brad Little proclaimed Oct. 1, 2019 as CAES Day, at the 10th anniversary CAES celebration in Boise on the same day. This year marks the anniversary of the opening for the CAES headquarters building in Idaho Falls. The event in Boise was preceded by a celebration in Idaho Falls in August that drew more than 200 people, including CAES alumni from as far as Utah and Colorado. More than 100 people attended the invitation-only event in Boise, including Battelle Executive Vice President of Laboratory Operations Ron Townsend. The event featured presentations by:
- Gov. Little
- INL Director Mark Peters
- Former Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter
- John Kotek, Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs at Nuclear Energy Institute
- Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp
- University of Idaho President C. Scott Green