She later attended Drake University and received her Bachelors of Music Education during the start of World War II.
In 1958, Kinne moved to St. Augustine, Florida and became an Assistant Professor of Humanities at Jacksonville University, after being recruited by then-University President Franklyn A. Johnson.
The Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Greater Jacksonville granted her the Distinguished Achievement Award.
While acting President, Kinne established the School of Business and received the EVE of the Decade Award from the Florida Publishing Company.
Kinne published a memoir of her life in 2000 titled Iowa Girl: The President Wears A Skirt.