Student Spotlight

Mark Twain once said, “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.” This is advice that Dallin Eldredge, who hails from Highland, Utah, strives to live by. He believes in educating the heart and mind of a student, inspiring in them a desire for learning.

After returning from a mission in the Philippines, Dallin was attracted to Technology and Engineering Studies because it reached both his heart and mind and has provided him with many “hands-on” learning opportunities as opposed to textbook learning. He loves that the TES program gives him the autonomy to sample every aspect of engineering, so he can discover what he loves and wants to invest his time and energy doing. There are two tracks available in the TES program: a teaching track and a technical track. Dallin has chosen the technical track. He loves the business side of creating things, which he sees as a natural path to his goal of becoming an entrepreneur and owning his own businesses.

A self-described “jack of all trades”, Dallin has already applied his entrepreneurial spirit to several pursuits. He has interned with the Central Utah Conservation district, runs his own handyman business, teaches a class on how to make skis, and has even earned his pilot’s license. In his free time, he loves to fish, mountain bike, ski, and fly airplanes as much as he can. He often combines these adventures with family time with his wife, Joanna, and their baby daughter, Ava Jane, whom he describes as the joy of their lives. He and Joanna enjoy Mexican food, with an occasional date night to Café Rio.

Dallin’s favorite class at BYU thus far has been Metal and Polymers 229. His favorite place on campus is the lab in the Snell building. He has spent time there chopping up bikes and making scooters out of the parts. He has also taught students how to make wakeboards, with varying degrees of success. Dallin is in the TES presidency and has been a Teaching and Research Assistant. He had a blast participating in the TES study abroad program, where the students were able to build their own bicycles and then ride them throughout the UK.

If he were to give advice to other students, he would tell them to “Do something that you love. Focus on the vital few things in life instead of the trivial many”. He also encourages them to “stay on the covenant path”. “When you put God first, and have that daily relationship with Jesus Christ, you will be able to see the true values in life rather than getting caught up in the insignificant. “

We are grateful to have Dallin Eldredge as a student in the College of Engineering and appreciate his positive spirit and influence.