Fund will provide students with resources ‘to thrive at WashU’ April 30, 2021 SHARE Alumnus and emeritus trustee John Dains and his late wife, Stephanie Brooks Dains, also a graduate of Washington University. (Photo: Hilary Hood) Washington University in St. Louis alumnus and emeritus trustee John Dains has made an $8 million commitment to support an undergraduate student success fund at his alma mater, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. The endowed fund, to be called the Stephanie Brooks Dains and John Dains Student Success Fund, is named for Dains and his late wife, Stephanie Brooks Dains, also a graduate of Washington University. It dramatically increases funding available to help students with financial need cover emergency and educational enrichment expenses.