Best Way To Populate A Page With Lots Of SQL Data

I have a page that has about 8 dropdown boxes that need to be populated from sql tables.  What is the best way to populate these boxes.
 Here is how I have it now
conn = New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("SQLString"))
''''''''''''' Fill in DropDownList Status '''''''''''''''''''
strSelect = "SELECT * FROM Requests_Status"
cmdSelect = New SqlCommand(strSelect, conn)
conn.Open()
dtrSearch = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader()
ddlRequestStatus.DataSource = dtrSearch
ddlRequestStatus.DataTextField = "RequestStatusName"
ddlRequestStatus.DataValueField = "RequestStatus"
ddlRequestStatus.DataBind()
ddlRequestStatus.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("-- Select Below --", -1))
cmdSelect.Cancel()
dtrSearch.Close()
conn.Close()
''''''''''''' Fill in DropDownList Container '''''''''''''''''''
strSelect = "SELECT * FROM Containers"
cmdSelect = New SqlCommand(strSelect, conn)
conn.Open()
dtrSearch = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader()
ddlContainer.DataSource = dtrSearch
ddlContainer.DataTextField = "ContainerName"
ddlContainer.DataValueField = "ContainerID"
ddlContainer.DataBind()
ddlContainer.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("-- Select Below --", -1))
cmdSelect.Cancel()
dtrSearch.Close()
conn.Close()
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
I then repeat the same commands as above for the other 6 dropdowns.  This seems like a bad way to have to do all this.
Thanks
Craig