AngularJS Example

HTML

<div ng-app ng-controller="MyCtrl">
    <select ng-model="referral.organization" ng-options="c for c in organizations"></select>
</div>

JavaScript

function MyCtrl($scope) {
    $scope.organizations = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'];
    $scope.referral = {
        organization: $scope.organizations[2]
    };
}