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Medical Illustrator
 Living and working in Ft. Collins, Colorado, Josh is a long way
from his hometown of Woodstock, Georgia, and the Oglethorpe campus
that he came to love so well.
During his college search, an interviewer asked John what he
loved. Josh responded science and art, and the interviewer explained
medical illustration. "I was hooked," said Josh, who chose
Oglethorpe after much research because of its Atlanta location and
the art major.
For the next four years he took every art class possible and
almost enough biology classes to comprise a double major. Josh also
got to know Oglethorpe's faculty well, including Alan Loehle through
his fundamentals of art class. "The skills I learned in that class
and others like it carry over into what I am currently doing -
composition, technique and color theory. Professor Loehle took the
time to give me specific projects to help me in what I wanted to do.
He crafted curriculum and projects showing line and form specific
mechanical illustration." This time and special attention worked to
get Josh to his next step and beyond.
After graduation, Josh was accepted to the Medical College of
Georgia - one of only a few graduate programs in the country which
offer medical illustration, where he was one of only eight students.
During his time there, students got to sit in on surgeries with
sketchbook in hand. He graduated with a degree in scientific and
medical illustration. Another Oglethorpe alumnus, Nobles Green '03,
graduated from the same program.
Josh said, "It's a small field, and I love it - Oglethorpe
prepared me well for my career - and for my life."
-by Kelly Robinson (Carillon,
Spring 2006)
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