Dropdown from DB Alphabetized

[eluser]I666I[/eluser]
A small problem I'm still having with the dropdown is the default value. According to the user_guide, in the code above the default value should be 'Select Client', but it is not showing up and the first in the list is selected by default. This is a problem because the onChange doesn't register the default value.

I've tried throwing everything in an array, tried setting the default as a variable, but nothing seems to work.

Is there something I'm doing wrong?

Much thanks for any help.