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==Other ventures== During [[World War II]] he taught naval personnel navigation at [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref name="Academy"/> He worked at [[White Sands Missile Range]] in the early 1950s, and taught astronomy at [[New Mexico State University]] from 1955 until his retirement in 1973. In 1980 he was inducted into the [[International Space Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28242225/el_paso_times/|title=Space Hall of Fame Honors Four|newspaper=El Paso Times|location=El Paso, Texas|date=October 5, 1980|last1=McClellan|first1=Doug|page=1B|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 10, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212013130/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28242225/el_paso_times/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1991, he received the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement's]] Golden Plate Award presented by Awards Council member [[Glenn T. Seaborg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Clyde Tombaugh Biography and Interview|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/achiever/clyde-tombaugh/#profile|access-date=June 7, 2022|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705073745/https://achievement.org/achiever/clyde-tombaugh/#profile|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Awards Council member Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg presents the Academy's Golden Plate Award to Clyde W. Tombaugh, eminent astronomer who discovered Pluto, at 1991 American Academy of Achievement Summit in New York City.|publisher= Academy of Achievement|url= https://achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/|access-date= June 7, 2022|archive-date= July 5, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220705063245/https://achievement.org/achiever/glenn-t-seaborg-ph-d/|url-status= live}}</ref>
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