Here is what I had
<select name="to" size="1" value="<?php if(isset($_GET['to'])) echo $_GET['to']; ?>"/>
<option selected value=" ">select one</option>
<option value="President">President - Kimberly Kelstone</option>
<option value="Vice President">Vice President - Aaron J. Gorelick</option>
<option value="Secretary">Secretary - Elisa Mlynar</option>
<option value="Treasurer">Treasurer - Don Heinz</option>
<option value="Director">Director - Kathryn Petersen, Carmen Sciandra, Brent Bocian</option>
<option value="SIAR">Student Interpreting Association Representative - Courtney Williams</option>
<option value="GVRBoard">GVR Board - all of the above</option>
</select>
Thanks, that helps what I didn't have is echo selected with if.