AOTA establishes the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, for “some outstanding practicing occupational therapist who has made significant contributions to the field,” with the first lecture awarded to Florence M. Stattel in 1955. The “Minimum Standards for an Occupational Therapy Department” are published in AJOT. The World Federation of Occupational Therapy is founded by OTs from Australia, Canada, Denmark, India, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.