Renier established New Vistas, a
public school for
teenage mothers and a
preschool for their children located at Honeywell's
corporate headquarters. The program provided transportation and modified school hours. Renier was involved with the
United Way, leading a corporate
fundraising campaign in 1991 that raised $47 million. After his retirement in 1993, he founded the Success by 6
early childhood education program, which the United Way later launched nationwide. He received the organization's Distinguished Service Award in 1997. ==References==