using sticky values with dynamically populated drop list

If I have a statically populated drop list (using values stored in database), how can I use sticky values?

I want the chosen value to remain after a failed validation. I know how to do this when I manually populate the drop list:

[code=php]<select name=”name” class=”style1″>
<option value=””>(choose)
<option value=”Name1″ <?php if (isset($_SESSION[‘name’]) && $_SESSION[‘name’] == ‘Name1’) { echo ‘ selected=”selected” ‘; } ?> >Name1
</select>[/code]

However, how would I do this when querying the db for the list like the following?

[code=php]$queryNameDrop = mysql_query(”
SELECT name
FROM user”) or die(‘Query failed: ‘ . mysql_error());

echo “<p class=’style1′>User:</p>”;
echo “<select name=’dropName’ class=’style1′>”;
echo “<option value=”>”;

while($row = mysql_fetch_array( $queryNameDrop ))
{
$list = $row[‘name’];
echo ” nt<option value=”{$list}”>{$list} “;
}
echo “</select>”;[/code]

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