Longtime Prairie du Chien businesswoman, Sue Tiller, has been selected to lead the Prairie du Chien Flotilla, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Commander Tiller, relieved Commander Art Sullivan as the Prairie du Chien Flotilla Commander on Jan. 1.
Sue is a lifelong resident of Prairie du Chien. She graduated high school in 1971 from Our Lady of Good Counsel Academy in Mankato, Minn.
Then, in 1976, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a degree in preschool, kindergarten and child development. While at UW, the Army ROTC program was opened to women and Sue became the first woman to graduate from that program. After graduation, Sue joined the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant and, after serving 20 years in military intelligence, she retired with the rank of major.