diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
index 6c416b665e215405b8b872487cb703afd78b97c4..1d836a53d79ef93bbcdfb1e4a58fb25c3cc5988d 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/header.php
@@ -491,17 +491,47 @@ if ($vars['title'] == "Edit profile") {
 		});
 
 		var unlrole = $('form input[name=form_data_profile_role]').val();
+		if (unlrole == "alum") {
+			$('form input[name=form_data_profile_role]').val("alumnus");
+		}
+		
 
+		
+		
 		$('form input[name=form_data_profile_role]').replaceWith('<select name="form_data_profile_role" class="input-pulldown">'+
-				'<option value="prospect">Prospective Student</option>'+
-				'<option value="student">Current Student</option>'+
-				'<option value="parent">Parent of a Prospective Student and/or Current Student</option>'+
-				'<option value="alum">Alumnus</option>'+
-				'<option value="facstaff">Faculty/Staff</option>'+
-				'<option value="resident">Nebraska Resident</option>'+
-				'<option value="friend">Friend of the University</option>'+ 
+				'<option value="Prospective Student">Prospective Student</option>'+
+				'<option value="Current Student">Current Student</option>'+
+				'<option value="Parent of a Student">Parent of a Prospective Student and/or Current Student</option>'+
+				'<option value="Alumnus">Alumnus</option>'+
+				'<option value="Faculty/Staff">Faculty/Staff</option>'+
+				'<option value="Nebraska Resident">Nebraska Resident</option>'+
+				'<option value="Friend of the University">Friend of the University</option>'+ 
 				'</select>');
-
+		
+		switch (unlrole) {
+			case "prospect":
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Prospective Student']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "student" :
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Current Student']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "parent" :
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Parent of a Student']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "alumnus" :
+			case "alum":
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Alumnus']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "facstaff" : 
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Faculty/Staff']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "resident" :
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Nebraska Resident']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+			case "friend" :
+				$("form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='Friend of the University']").attr('selected','selected');
+				break;
+		}
 		$('form select[name=form_data_profile_role] option[value='+unlrole+']').attr('selected','selected');
 		
 		var dob_month = $("input[name=form_data_profile_dob_month]").val(),