Dr. Matthew Primous is the Youngest to date to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017

"I would like to begin with this, there is always something to fight for. There always something to believe in. No matter what. You cannot let your issues destroyed you. You cannot let problems blind you. Believe in yourself and believe that there is something bigger than you. Stay humble and focus on your prize. Don't get into the hype. Don't get twisted about the reality. Know your weaknesses and know your strengths, knowing this will enable you to conquer your goals, to see what mountains you have to cross, what valleys you have to climb and what seas you must subdue. Don't let the small things get to you. Don't let your situations tear you down. Seek to be true to yourself to be resolved in your abilities. To create and build up your capabilities. To believe even when you don't see. To look ahead beyond your present position. Don't seek to be better than someone. Seek to be who you are. Greatness is in those who reach for the stars. Greatness is in those who continue to study. Greatness is in those who prevail against the odds. Focus on yourself before others. Never let others determine you. Never let others think for you. Never let others describe and ascribe to you what you know you are. Trust those who raised you up from misery. Trust those who are fighting on your side. Trust those who speak into your future. Don't listen to lies. Don't listen to pride. Don't listen to greed. Listen to humility. Listen to humbleness. Listen to those who have the best intention in mind. I know it's hard. I know it's seems impossible but I did. And many others who came before did. And we prevailed with circumstance such as racism, sexism, classism, you name it. We dealt with the issues of disability and believe in our capabilities. A rare lifelong illness could not keep me from excelling thank God. My parents taught me preservance. And I was encouraged ya by Saint Paul and his thorn, and I believe in that good word Grace is sufficient. You see you got to have good people around you. You have to have good people praying for you. You have to have good people fighting for you. Someone to show you the way, the truth and the life. Then you can run on. You can accomplished great things. You can pass that race with flying colors. You can exhibit those traits of a leader. You can build up others. You can become a hero. You can become someone respected. I am humble at receiving a double Lifetime Achievement from the National Alliance of Male Executives and Strathmore Worldwide Who's Who and at being the known date the youngest to receive a Lifetime Achievement at age 32 in 2017. You can't just fake that. You have to be build up for that. You had to be resilient for that. You had to be earnest and fervent to get that. And that is what I would like the world to know. God bless-Dr. Matthew Primous awarded 21 medals including 7 NYS Regional International Honor Society's Medallions, the International Honor Society's Alumni Officer Medallion, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Societies' Foundation Lapen Pin, and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies' Foundation Lapen Pin and given unanimously the Phi Theta Kappa Intellectual Honor Cord, Omicron Delta Kappa Superior Exemplary Honor Tri-Cords, Delta Epsilon Iota Strong Leadership Qualities Cord, MCC Distinguished Graduate Certificate, the National Social Work Honor Society's Cum Laude Honor Tassel, ODK Honorary Stole, and PTK Honorary Stole. He got the medals for his seven years in college, earning an Associate and a Bachelor and accepted into Masters but was dismissed. He represented minorities as a Collegiate Science, Technology Engineering Program Scholar. He's a Lifetime Member of four honor societies including academic, social work, leadership, and international. He made history being published in the 95th Edition of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society's Book in 2013, again in 2016 published by Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society's Historic Directory, published consecutively in Strathmore Worldwide Who's Who International Business Leaders Directory for 2017 & 2018 and published in 2020 by SUNY Brockport's World History Book. He received in 2024 two World Class Medals from the National Leadership Honor Society for Honor Graduate and Cum Laude.