Background

The Convention Key is the highest award given to any frater in Tau Delta Phi. The Convention Key was designed by Simon A. Levinson, A ’18 as a making a watch charm for himself. Shortly after creating the key, a brother from Simon’s chapter, Joseph Aronstram, was leaving New York to return home in Michigan. A banquet was aranged in his honor and the committee planning the banquet wanted to present Joseph with a gift. Simon then recommended the watch charm he created.

Soon after, the National Fraternity agreed that the Convention Key should be used as the highest award that any frater may receive in the Fraternity. It is bestowed to a frater who displays meritorious service and self-sacrifice to Tau Delta Phi.

Those fraters to receive the highest honor are included below.

Convention Key Holders

Henry Alpern, Zeta ’21
Herman Anekstein, Tau Gamma ’23
Joseph M. Aronstram, Alpha
Alexander L. Baris, Gamma ’17
Richard C. Barovick, Nu ’51
Herbert K. Baskin, Iota ’28
Herman L. Baskin, Gamma ’22
Maurice H. Blinken, Gamma ’21
Leon N. Booth, Delta ’27
Ronald S. Bramsen, Delta Delta ’74
I. Robert Broder, Tau Zeta ’22
Philip Bruskin, Tau Gamma
George L. Cohen, Alpha ’21
Herman B. Cohen, Epsilon ’15
Seymour Cohen, Rho ’36
Albert Cornhall, Alpha ’20
Maximilian A. Coyne, Alpha ’17
Adam Drewry, Delta Iota ’98
Jacob G. Divinsky, Alpha ’18
Jerome Desser, Chi ’32
Shawn M. Dowiak, Delta Iota ’00
George M. Feigin, Gamma ’21
B. Murray Feinberg, Alpha ’20
Morton H. Floch, Tau Lambda ’55
Benjamin S. Goldman, Alpha ’20
Maxwell S. Goldman, Gamma ’18
S. Manning Goldman, Gamma ’50
Harvey Goldstein, Phi ’34
Herbert J. Goodfriend, Gamma Upsilon ’47
Milton J. Goodfriend, Alpha
Sidney Goodfriend, Alpha
Stanley L. Goodman, Gamma ’45
Herman Greenberg, Tau Beta ’22
Nissie Grossman, Tau Alpha ’32
Richard I. Isaacs, Pi ’27
Robert R. Itzkin, Alpha
Henry S. Kane, Nu ’28
Maxwell Klaye, Gamma ’14
Samuel Klaye, Gamma ’17
Joseph Lang, Delta ’19
Norman Livingston Gamma ’22
Irvin Levine, Upsilon ’24
Simon A. Levinson, Alpha ’17
Ben Levy, Epsilon ’18
Bert R. Manhoff, Tau Gamma ’48
Herman L. Mash, Iota ’28
Henry A. Mauermeyer, Tau Epsilon ’72
David Moskovitz, Psi ’25
Philip H. Nichtern, Delta Zeta ’82
Samuel B. Paul, Nu ’19
Benjamin N. Pollak, Alpha ’19
Irving Rapper, Gamma ’26
John Rodriguez, Tau Epsilon ’74
Nathan R. Rodgers, Gamma ’24
Ned Rosing, Gamma ’26
Michael Reuter, Delta Iota
Samuel A. Sakol, Xi ’29
Joseph Henry Salzer, Xi ’29
Haron Shohet, Delta Eta ’83
Alexander B. Siegel, Alpha
Sydney S. Snyder, Gamma ’28
Phil Stein, Chi ’34
Harold B. Weinberg, Alpha ’17
Nochem S. Winnet, Zeta ’20