Annie May Hurd Karrer[a] (July 28, 1893 in La Conner, Washington – May 15, 1984 in Orange County, Florida[1]) was an American plant physiologist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Annie May Hurd was born in 1893 in La Conner, Washington.

The same year that she received her doctoral degree, Hurd joined the staff of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), as a researcher for the Bureau of Plant Industry.

She continued her work for USDA, specializing in the improvement of cereal crops and the control of their diseases.

First given in 1947, it is awarded to a senior or graduate student in the department of physics on the basis of need, scholarship, and good character.