In this photo provided by Michael Bennett is W. "Jay" Jordan, a University of Notre Dame alumnus and also a board of trustee member. Notre Dame said Friday, May 2, 2014 that Jordan, co-founder of a private equity firm, has donated $75 million to the university to be used to bolster its efforts to become one of the nation's top research schools. Notre Dame said the donation is the largest in the school's history. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Michael Bennett, Lighthouse Imaging) MANDATORY CREDIT