, ▁F arn on ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁event ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁F arn on ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Upon ▁her ▁ret irement , ▁F arn on ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁ever ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Trust ees ▁Award . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁F arn on ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁her ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁in ▁business . ▁ ▁Career ▁F arn on ▁started ▁her ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁secretary ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁F arn on ▁was ▁an ▁event ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁N AR AS ' s ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁branch ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁executive ▁director ▁when ▁Stan ▁Richard son ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁position . ▁▁ ▁F arn on ▁remained ▁as ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁executive ▁director ▁until ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁F arn on ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁branch ▁of ▁N AR AS ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁as ▁the ▁organization '