Law Student Representative to the Board, 2026–2027
Anthony J. Ruscitto is a third-year law student in the Syracuse University College of Law, a 2025 Tillman Scholar, and President of the Military and Veterans Law Society. He serves as a law student ambassador for the College of Law’s Admissions and Financial Aid Office and provides legal assistance to veterans as a student attorney in the Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic. He has competed twice with the National Trial Team and completed an internship with the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, where he is returning as a 2L intern in summer 2026.
Prior to law school, Ruscitto earned a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 2023, during which he served as President of the Syracuse University Student Veteran Organization, and a dual B.S. in psychology and forensic science from Syracuse University in 2022. Throughout his studies, he volunteered as an EMT-B and CPR Instructor with Syracuse University Ambulance.
Ruscitto served five years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, completing his honorable service in 2019 as a Sergeant of Marines. As a Weapons and Tactics Instructor and Helicopter Crew Chief, he logged more than 1,000 mishap-free hours as Naval Aircrew and served on two overseas deployments spanning more than ten countries and territories.
Ruscitto serves as the law student representative to the board for the 2026-27 academic year. He participates, ex officio, on the Academic Affairs and the Student Experience Committees and reports to the Board at Executive Committee and full Board meetings.