About Morehouse

SHELTON “SPIKE” LEE ‘79

 

Year Elected: 1992

Board Committee(s):

  • Student Affairs

Professional Affiliations Include:

  • President, 40 Acres and A Mule Production Company

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts,Morehouse College, 1979
  • Master in Fine Arts, Tisch School of Arts, New York University, 1983

Achievements Include:

  • Student Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Director and/or producer for movies: School Daze, She’s Gotta Have It, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Clockers, Girl 6, Do the Right Thing, Get on the Bus, She Hate Me, Bamboozled and Summer of Sam
  • Winner, Cannes Film Festival
  • Bennie Trailblazer Award,Morehouse College, 1990