Photo: Calvin, the little brother of Larry Coppock, holds a certificate from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee naming Coppock as Big Brother of the Year. The award was presented by Diane Fry (left), a staff executive with the organization, and Howard Gentry (right), mayor of Springfield.

Larry Coppock, director of scouting and youth-serving ministries for the General Commission on UM Men, was named Big Brother of the Year by the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization of Middle Tennessee. Coppock leads a national effort to recruit and train men to participate in the Amachi program that matches men with children of incarcerated adults.