 In 1999 he was elected the Public Director (non-architect) to the national Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects, and in 2001 was named Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.From 1973 to 1975, Farson was president of Esalen Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to the exploration of human potential.In 1975, he joined the faculty of the Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, where he supervised the doctoral research of advanced graduate students.