I think I get your question ...
Code:
<select ...
<option selected="selected" value="currentvalue">Current Name</option>
Right ?
So you need to
PHP Code:
$current ($currentvalue === $userchosenoption) ? "selected='selected'" : "";
and then
Code:
<option $current value="currentvalue">Current Name</option>
in each iteration of your array of possible values ...
Make any sense ?