Roy W. Johnson was fired two weeks ago as chancellor of Alabama’s two-year-college system in part because of arrangements that enabled his wife, two children, and their spouses to win lucrative jobs and contracts from the system. Turns out, there were other cozy deals.

According to The Birmingham News, a number of contractors who did business with the system helped Mr. Johnson build a $1-million house. The architect told Mr. Johnson that he didn’t have to pay the bill until he sold the house. The man who painted the house was subsequently given a no-bid contract for the system’s business. Good work, if you can find it.

With allegations about nepotism, lack of candor with the system’s board, and a corruption investigation that has implicated a state lawmaker (The Chronicle, July 13), one wonders when the shoes will stop dropping.