About Us
The Bobby Calvin Good Coppin’ Educational Scholarship Fund was formed in 2022 by members of Officer Calvin’s family, as well as representation from Savage Police and Savage Crime Prevention. We hope to memorialize the life of Robert Calvin through this scholarship fund to promote further education in law enforcement for students from the Savage and Scott County community. We work in partnership with Savage Crime Prevention, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization made up of private citizens from Savage. Our goal is to support those interested in a career in Law Enforcement as they obtain a formal degree.
Why We Do What We Do
Rob was, in his own words, pretty darn good lookin’, a trophy husband, and certain that he was always cool. He had more self-confidence than most of us put together, which was evident by singing regularly at the top of his lungs at work, in the car, or really anywhere in public. Nothing was impossible for Rob, with his instant charm and his ability to talk nonstop. Whether that meant talking his way onto the stage at a Metallica concert, or into the kitchen at a 3 Michelin star restaurant, you were guaranteed to have fun when around him.
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To know Rob was to love him. He returned the affection through acts of service and by letting you drive his Tesla. He was humble when helping others, believed that actions spoke louder than words, and was a man of integrity. To Rob, being a dad was his greatest accomplishment. He could think of nothing more fun or important to do than play with his children. Rob loved so many things, including his mom’s Chex mix, LEGOs, snow blowing the driveway, SR-71 spy planes, really loud music, magic shows (yes, he was a nerd), his Not-A-Flamethrower, playing cards, and finding the best deal. But most of all, he loved his kids, his wife, his family, his friends, and serving his community as a Savage police officer.
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He received numerous life saving awards, officer of the year award, and was involved in PRO, crime scene investigation, property room management, mentoring Community Service Officers, and field training new officers. At work he was reliably both a stickler for good training and an equal-opportunity jokester.
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Rob passed away in March 2021, after the most valiant fight against pancreatic cancer. His wish was to to continue helping others and wanted to create a scholarship fund to support those interested in formal Law Enforcement training.