Home Scientists Alan Ashton Alan Ashton Scientist Alan C. Ashton (born 1942) is the co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation and a former professor at Brigham Young University. Personal facts Birth dateJanuary 01, 1942 Birth placeSalt Lake City CitizenshipUnited States EducationUniversity of Utah Known forWordPerfect facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Scientist Field of studyBioinformaticsComputer science Topical connections Bryan KehlAmerican football player David S. KingPolitician Alvino ReyMusical artist Dale MurphyBaseball player Bob Bennett Senator Andrew Mitchell American football player Alex BecksteadWriter Alan KayScientist Don L. LindAstronaut Fawn M. BrodieWriter Albert H. McGeehanPolitician Abraham HoaglandPolitician Alan Ashton on Wikipedia Alan Ashton