degree from North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC), where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Blue Key National Honor Society.

With his wife, the former Jean Mason, whom he married on January 30, 1943,[1] Guy began farming at Amenia, North Dakota, in 1948 and taught agricultural economics at NDAC during the winter quarters.

[4] His election as governor on the Democratic-Nonpartisan League ticket finally established the two-party system in North Dakota.

He was instrumental in bringing three sugar beet refineries and large scale coal-fired electrical generation to North Dakota.

The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award was established by Governor Guy as North Dakota's highest recognition.